The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
OSCAR F. CRAIG, EDITOR.
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FRIDAY, .U'NF 2, 1 :><•:>.
There is no question about the
reduction of cotton acreage in this
part of the country: the weather
conditions have very effectually
settled that problem.
The man who is too selfish to
pay his share of the expense in
curred in securing the benefits he
•enjoys is not a lit associate for the
men whose toil and sacrifice have
brought about the benefits.
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The Journal has received acorn !
muni cation from Rev. .!. I. Mar- j
tin which we must decline to pub
fish, as it contains to much of per- •
tonalities. The columns of I'he
Journal are always open to our
reailers for the discussion of any
matter of public interest, but no
or e is henetitted or gains any use
ful or beneficial information from
reading personal attacks upon
some private citizen, the refore we
must, with all due respect for our
good friend Martin, and with no
intention of giving offense, decline
to publish his article.
Some people take a great inter
est in supporting their home pa
per. For instance. The Journal
once knew a man, a good citizen
and a professed Christian, who
took offense at the paper because
it said something lie did not like,
and he went in and stopped his
paper. l>ut some of his neighbors
who took the paper were kind j
enough to lend him theirs, and he
-ci ntinued to read it. One day the
good cit'zen discovered a remark
ably law pumpkin hidden anion#
the cockle burrs out in the corn
Meld. He carefully measured and
weighed the pumkin and then
rushed off to the newspai»er office
and wanted the editor to tell the
people about his pumpkin and
what a good farmer he was.
THK BOODLKRS.
The boodle investigation at Lit
tle liock seems to be dragging
somewhat, and nothing new has
developed except a rumor that
Governor Davis is connected with
the affair in a very unbecoming
manner. While some of the mem
bers of the legislature have been
indicted for bribery, we should
not look upon every man who was
a member of that body as a bood
ler. While there may have been,
and The Journal believes there
was some, boodling in the legisla
ture, we believe that the majority
of the members were honest men.
The legislature is composed of
13-t members, and in this day and
time it is a hard matter to get that
many men together in a body
without getting a few who can be
controlled by money. But if a
man is honest and goes to the leg
islature with a proper understand
ing of the duties he owes to his
people, to his state and to himself
as a man, he will not turn rogue
for the sake of a few paltry dol
lars.
In other words, an honest man
will be an honest man, regardless
of where you place him.
YOUNG LADY DROWNED.
MGs Sis Biinkley was drowned
riiursda.v evening of last week
near Oil Trough. She and a sis
ter and some other parties were in
a boat out in the backwaters, and
in crossing a slough where tin*
current was very swift the boat
was swept against a tree and cap
sized throwing the occupants into
th»‘ water. One of the young
ladies caught to the limb of a
tree and saved herself, but the
other's clothing became entangled
in some obstacle and she was
drowned. The body was recover
ed Immediately and the burial took,
place Friday at Gum Chapel. (
14 AO NESS M USINGS.
Rev. W. F. Wn.vman of Sul
phur Rock was in our city Tues
day.
Mrs. Kph Oibson has been quite
sick for several days, but is re
ported better at present writing.
Miss Ola Jernigan and her
mother, of Sulphur Rock, were
shopping in Magness last Satur
day.
Several of the young people at
tended the closing exercises of the
Sulphur Rock high school la>t
Wednesday night.
Messrs J. W. Aldridge, Archie
Miller, Wayne Clanton, <i. W.
Sturch and Walter Haddock visit
ed Sulphur IIqcIv lodge l. o. O. h
last Saturday night.
On last Saturday evening Mrs.
XV. I). Magness was thrown by a
young horse, and received a con
siderable shock. W e trust noth
ing serious will result from the ac
cident.
Miles Davis was in town W ed
nesday evening, and reported his
wife, who has been confined to
her bed about 12 months with
paralysis, to be in a critical condi
tion. W e hope for her speedy re
covery.
On last Friday a young mule
belonging to W ill Seymour tried
to jump a gate, but failed and fell
on a sharpened picket, which pass
ed almost throuph his body. It
died Friday night. Mr. Seymour
had just a short time before paid
spin for the animal.
THE CROP REPORT.
The government report on the
condition of crops in Arkansas for
the week ending May 25*, says the
temperature was nearly normal
during the week, but there was
much more than the usual amount
of cloudy weather with frequent,
and in some sections, heavy rains,
i As a result farm work was greatly
retarded, and crops are very weedy
j and need sunshine and dry weath
er. Cotton has not all been plant
ed: the stand is generally good,
| but some is dying from excessive
; moisture and the crop is making
l slow progress owing to the lack of
cultivation; chopping has begun in
| many sections but it is not gener
al. Corn made little progress; it
is turning yellow in some portions
j of the state and needs cultivation
generally. Oats, wheat and pota
I toes are doing well, although there
i is a complaint of rust in wheat.
THE SACRED BLIND TIOER.
[niNTIM'F.I) FltOM i*a<;k L|
them, but would suggest that you
can find some of them on page
1103 Kirby’s Digest, besides other
things i shall not attempt to cite
you at this writing.
You ask where do they get their
booze' I don’t know whether I
understand what you mean by
’’booze.'’ notwithstanding I speak
three languages, viz., the United
States, Arkansas and Newark lan
guages.
I venture one more suggestion:
If the officers don't know their
duties why don't you print them,
and my word for it they will dis
charge them to a letter, because
| they are young men and great pos
j sibilities lie before them, and if
they do their whole duty the peo
ple will say "well done thy good
and faithful servant, come nigher;
he that is faithful in that which is
least will also be faithful in great
things." Yours very truly,
Jamks R. Alkxandku.
A. A. Henderson handles a full
line ot school books and stationery.
DRAIN THE ROND.
Squire Hatton is communicating
with the railroad officials in regard
to draining the pond on the west
side of town, and if tie* consent of
the company can be obtained to
connect a levee to the railroad
dump, Jthe work will probably be
commenced in a short time. The
many heavy rains this spring have
: caused a good portion of the town
south of the railroad to overflow,
I doing considerable damage to the
lumber company with which Mr.
]] Hatton is connected. By building
a small levee and digging a ditch
from the pond into Mud creek, the
water will be shut off from that
part of town and the unsightly
pond, of which The .Journal has
had so much to say, will become a
thing of the past.
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BANK CLERK (JOES TO AFRICA.
Hot Springs, May 27. From
: information gleaned from one of
the officials of the Arkansas
National Bank the detectives are
on the trail of \\ esle.v (r. Parker,
the defaulting exchange clerk. He
was traced direct to New Orleans,
it is stated, where he is supposed
to have taken passage for Sout ■
America.or possibly South Africa.
THE
GREAT SACRIFICE SAL!
Is INow in Progress and
Everybody is Satisfied
The promises made in the advance an
nonncements are lived up to, to the letter. No
inflated or exaggerated ideas of the values have
been received from the advertising.
All are convinced that the great sale is in
reality what it professed to be, the most won
derful under-price event ever inaugurated in
this country.
It you have not visited the store, by all
means do so, and if you please you may bring
one of our circulars and spend as much time as
desired in ascertaining that the prices on the
tags are are exactly what are printed in the
advertisements.
This is in fact just what it says, the most
wonderful of all bargain sales, and is inaugur
ated to close out this immense stock of high
grade, first class seasonable merchandise.
MAXFIELDS,
Batesville,
Arkansas.
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All Along the Road
The Daviti Bradley Double Cam
Steel Hay Press
is the favorite because it is the simplest press ever made.
You can’t beat it. It has all the strong points, will put full
weight into a car, is easy and light to move, and it can’t go
wrong or get out of order because there is nothing about it
to get out of order. Just a plunger, a double cam and a
plunger draw. But they are well made. That’s the secret.
Come in and let's talk this matter over. You can't tell all
about the David Bradley Press just from Ihe picture.
GRIFFITH & MORROW, Newark, Ark.
CHAS. MOSBY,
DEALER IN —
Watches. Jewelry.
Diamonds, Arkansas Pearls.
We Fit Spectacles Correctly.
Watch Inspector For The
White River Railway.
Batesvillr, - Arkansas.
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MRS. N. R. ALEXANDER,
A Practical Milliner,
II:i' opened a first class stock of Millinery, at her residence just across
the street from Mrs. Hill Madness', and has a nice line of trimmed
and ready-to-wear hats; also, baby caps, ribbons, infants ho*e,
ladies girdles, laces, pins, buttons, needles, thread* etc.
TREAT YOU RIGHT