The Newark Journal.
PUBLISHED IN THE FAMOUS WHITE RIVEN COUNTRY. WHERE ALFALFA IS KIN©
1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 9, 1909
Vol. 8. No. 52
Jberries and prosperity
*
er Citizen of Judsonia Tells oi
ossibilities of Berry Growing^
Editox Journal: I you will kindly
allow me the space in your valuable
paper I would like to say a few words
-of encouragement to the Fruit Growers
Association of this place, not that I
a® in position to give very much
»dviee along this line, but because I
interested in the suoCess of the
bovement.
While t have had some exj>®rience
growing and shipping strawberries, it
sras before the association was or
ganized at Judsonia (my home town)
and we had to ship the fruit by local
express, consequently many times it
would be delayed or from rough hand
ling become unfit for market l»efore it
reached its destination, but even then
with these disadvantages, the fruit
growers, as a rule, made good money
on land that was too poor for cotton
and corn or in fact anything except
small fruit and vegetables. But now
all the fruit and vegetables are han
dled by and shipped through the as
sociation and the profits to the growers
have almost doubled what they were
before the association was organized
and put in good working order.
You have as good, and even better,
land here for strawberries as they have
at Judsonia, and this business has been
a success there beyond question. So
there is no reason why it will not be a j
Success here. While the knowing how !
to raise strawberries is very impor
tant, it is just as important to know
how to handle the fruit when it is ready
for market, for it is something that
must l>e put on the market as soon as
it is gathered, for strawberries, when
ripe, are very perishable, and should
be handled with the utmost care in,
"7 V •etr-'-'T There
fore the future success of the’fruit in
dustry at this place depends largely
on the association and it's manage
ment. The thing to do is to Jdant
enough lorries this season to shi^> by
the car load next season, aOT then
you can load your berries in refriger
ator ears, well iced, and they will reach
the market in perfect condition, and
briug you a handsome price. Then
when the berry season is over each
and every grower will be surprised at
the amount a little patch of bqpries
has netted him.
You can make as much on one acre
of strawberries on this will or upland
as you can on ten acres of cotton on
the same land, and with one tenth the
labor it would take to cultivate the
ten acres of cotton. In other words,
you can mane me upianu norm oi
Newark bring as much money into this
community as the bottom land south
of town, and instead of many of the
people driving from one to four and
five miles to farm the bottom land,
, they can have ther little farm near
town and raise strawberries, tomatoes,
raspberries, blackberries and pota
toes; or in fact all kinds of fruit and
vegetables, and ship it all through the
association. And the people will l>e
surprised at what they can make out
of the so-called truck fnrming, and
<rive hundreds of j>eople work in the
spring gathering this fruit that they
can not do now. When this end is
reached, you will see as good business
here in May, June and July ns you
have in the fall season, making two
cash seasons instead of one, as it now
•tands.
The merchants, the bankers, the
. business men and every citizen of
Newark should encourage every move
to the advancement of this industry.
T<> the association I would say, do
not let any thing discourage you. It
will seem a little slow for a year or
two, but when you get to shipping
anywhere from 5 to 10 ears of berries
a day and getting a good price for
them, you will he glad you made the
start toward fruit and berry growing
at Newark. When these facts are once
established, you will not have to con
sign your fruit to the different com
mission houses of the northern markets
and wait two or three days for returns
before you know what your berries
have brought you, but instead, these
commission houses will have repre
fcentulives here in Newark during the
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THE CITY ELECTION
Entire Citizens Ticket Elected by
Good Majority
Tho city election Tuesday was very
quiet, and a smaller vote was polled
than was anticipated.
E. H. Williamson was elected mayor,
Jas. It. Ketchem recorder, H. E. Haw
thorne treasurer, J. W. Fetzer mar
shal, J. H. Holderby, Dr. A. A. Evans,
John Austin, H. D. Eller and E. W.
Madness aldermen.
Following is the result in figures as
told by the official count:
FOR MAYOR
E H Williamson.80
Elbert Hurt. 5
FOR RECORDER
Jas. B. Ketchem__ 83
FOR TREASURER
II. E Hawthorne.85
FOR MARSHAL
J. -W. Fetzer.
Jno. D. Witt.
.40
.38
FOR ALDERMEN
J. II. Holderby..84
Dr. A. A. Evans.83
John Austin. 82
H. D. Eller.*"””.”85
E. W. Magness. 83
LITERARY SOCIETY
The following program has been
arranged by the Newark High School
Literary Society for tomorrow night.
Quotations from Pope.
Quotations from McKinley.
Recitation.....Della Fields
Composition.Kate Saylors
Reading--Enos Tomlinson
Recitation..*.Pearl Poe
Essay Z ..Morgan Tuggle
Recitation..TT~7t .THO m|gn
Recitation.....^.Bessi^Arnold
Reading.Ona Morgan
Biographicarsketch of Shakesjiear...
.Clemons Sturdivant
Declamation.Earl Nash
Recitation. Willie Kintnan
Debate—“Resolved, That Virtue
Produces Happiness and Vice Produces
Misery in This Life.”
Affirmative—Hen. Arnold and Por
ter Crow.
Negative—Dye Martin and Clara
Branon.
Editor.Van Pascoe
TO BAPTIST CHURCHES ,
To the churches of the Independence *
Missionary Baptist Association.
Dear Brethren: As association mis- 1
sionary I desire to visit every church '
in this assciation this year and
will la* at the following named places
on these dates, and if you desire ser
vices make arrangements accordingly:
Cord, April <i at night: Charlotte
April 7 at nfght; Cedar Grove, April
ft at night; Corinth, April !> at night;
Cave City, April 10 at night; Mount
Olivet, April 11 at 11 a. m. and at
night; West Batesville, April 18 at li
a. m. and night; Jamestown, April 10
to 21 at night; Union Grove, April 22
at night; Swaira’s Chapel, April 2.'1 at
night; Rosie, April 24 at night; Oil
Oil Trough, April 25 at 11 a. m. and
at night. G. L. Fink,
Missionary.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to tender our heatfelt
thanks to our many friends of Sulphur
Rock for their assistance and many
kind deeds to us during the last illness
of our wife and mother. Words can
not express our appreciation of such
kindness. May the Lord bless you
all. J. C. Gibson,
and Children.
EASTER SUPPER
The Ladies Aid Society of Cord will
give an Easter Supper on Saturday
night April 10. Church benefit. Every
body cordially invited. •
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct mahner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
Planters Bank.
T. H. Dearing is attending court ai
Batesville this week, being a member
of the grand jury.
Rev. R. IJ. Montgomery of Bates
ville occupied the pulpit at the Chris
tian church Sunday and preached
some jfood sermons.
It is reported that J. C. McGill of
Charlotte will be a candidate for
sheriff in the approaching campaign.
He is one of tire county's best citizens.
F. C. Hoyt lost a valuable gold ring
a few days ago. / He advertised for it
in The Journal and a few days later
he found it in the watch pocket of his
pants. It pays to advertise.
Alden C'ullins, a prominent young
nan of Jamestown, died at his home
it that place Sunday morning from
ung trouble. He is survived by a
ather and several sisters and bothers.
Rol*ert Fisher, of Elmo, left Thurs
lay for Dallas, Tex., to take a course
n Draughan's Business College. He
s an excellent young business man
ind a brother of our fellow-townsman,
d. S. Fisher.
At a meeting of the Independence
ounty Medical Society held at Bates
dlle Monday, Dr. C. G. Hinkle of
fatesville was elected preside*-*
-V. T. Huddleston of Su)-**- l,lirn'
has teer
ice president: Dr. < *
i’loral, secret - 1,1 s continuous*
i C D< 're are farms 111 England,
'. ' ‘ ,'ontinuous cuhi
elegate to to* , fQr hun,]ret,
onvenes at f*be b*the bnsl in lh.
A ]>eautifu] and
, , a-ps1 rbrv arc* not
it) £4.i *<-* 4
■lrs. J. RI. yis o ciinesd^ahle lo
he contracting parties being- '.1
unman and Miss Myrtle Sawyers,
iev. Jas. F. Jernigan performed the
eremony. The groom is an excellent
•oung man, while the bride is one of
Newark’s fairest and most amiable
oung ladies. They will occupy the
Jooper residence which Mr. Kinman
•ecently purchased. Tlieir many
i’iends join in showering good wishes
lpon the happy pair.
G. M. Fields left a line rijte and full
frown strawberry from his patch at
l'he Journal office Wednesday, and
;he juicy, luscious fruit indicates what
•an lie done by Newark growers, and
vhat will be done in the near future
as to berry culture. Newark can be
come a second Van Buren, and by a
little get-up-and-get will soon Ijeknown
in the markets of the world as a sec
tion where as good berries, fruit and
vegetables can be grown as anywhere
in the Sunny South. “More berries”
should l>e the motto.
Mrs. Alta Boggs of lied Jacket, W.
Va., sends The Journal a dollar with
instructions to send her the paper a year.
She says: “I am a daughter of good
old Independence county, but with the
tide have drifted to the ‘West Virginia
Hills,’ and later I will give you a
sketch of this country.” The Journal
is always glad to hear from any former
citizens of Independence county who
have wandered away from home, and
they have a standing invitation to let
their friends of former days hear from
them through the columns of The
Journal.
BEEBE HOLDS RECORD
Beebe, April 3.— Several hundred
acres of Irish potatoes have lieen
planted in this vicinity this season,
and it is fully exacted that morethnr
fifty car loads will Ire shipped fron
here thia season. Already the ship,
ping of radishes has begun. It is
asserted that more radishes are ship
j>ed from this place each season thai
ony other point in the United States.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank our many friend
in Newark for their highly appreciat
ed assistance given us since our mis
fortune caused by tire.
W. D. Murphy and Wifjc.
ARE READY TO SURRENDER
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, April 6.—Mrs. Dan
Moore surprised her husband Sunday
with a birthday dinner. The guests
present to enjoy the bountiful dinner
were: Ed Martin, Sain Tuggle, Sid
ney Pickens, John Rawlings, Dr.
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Moore of Newark
and Paxton Thomas of Batesville.
They were all glad that he had lived
to celebrate his 40th anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Har nett came
out Sunday from the Dota neighbor
hood to bring the lady’s sister, Mrs.
Lizzie OArden, who has been visiting
them for two weeks, and was on her
way home at Cushman.
F. M. Barnett of Dota spent Sunday
night with J. C. Gibson and went to
Batesville Monday where he was sum
moned as an alternate on the grand
jury.
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Roberson former
ly of this plat*, but now of Knoble,
are visiting Jhe lady’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.91. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Morg Moore of Mag
ness came up Monday to visit their
daughter, Mrs. J. O. Burns, who has
been sick a few days.
Bee Conine and his sister and Mack
McLendon of Moorefield and Miss
arah Lovell of Jamestown entered
ol here Monday,
and Mrs. Will Jernigan from
harlotte, came in to see J. H.
Sunday who has been sick
NT * ‘ eeks.
last Friday mgnr rrfr uie
ZTO&of then* ball team, which was
-, attended.
v Misses Sue Braden and Amanda
Hively are spending a few days at
Batesville with Mrs. Ella Pascoe.
Mrs. Sidney Pickens and little
daughter. Thelma, visited relatives at
Dota Sunday.
Jim Carlin and Dock Rorex of
Swifton came up Sunday to visit
friends.
Misses Myrtle and Maud Sink went
to Newport Monday to spend a few
days.
Mrs. J. H. Hodges went to Batesville
Monday to visit her son, Annie and
wife.
Miss Erma Sanders of Newport
visited her mother at this place Sun
day.
Misses Nettye Bevens and Maude
Moore visited at Charlotte Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Burns came in
from Hot Spring Sunday.
Dr. Vaughan went to Batesville
Monday.
J. H. Moore is improving slowly.
SIMMONS BACK TO JAIL
Iattle Rock, April 3.— Chancellor
Martineau this afternoon denied Robt
Simmons of Newport bail, and ordered
him remanded to the Jackson county
jail.
Simmons shot and killed Euniee
King, a youth, at Newport M arch lti. He
was held to the grand jury without
bail, and claiming he cannot get justice
in Jackson county, appiled to Chancel
lor Martineau for relief,
JAS. G. APPLE A SUICIDE
Conwaj^ April 3.—James G. Apple
of Ward, aged 50, committed suicide
this evening by taking strychnine.
He left a written statement. Marital
troubles of long standing, recent busi
ness entanglements and melancholia
weighed heavily on his mind and were
1 contributing causes.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
s boards or school furniture of any kind,
- call and jjet mJ' prices. I handle th«
- best desk made and can make prices
a« low as the lowest. A. A. Header
•on, Newark, Ark.
City Fathers Hold Their Last Regular
Meeting and Receive Reports
The last regular meeting of the
present city council was held Monday
night. No business of importance
was transacted except the hearing of
final reports and the general rounding
up preparatory to relinquishing the
reins of city government into the
hands of the new administration which
will take charge of affairs within a few
days.
Mayor Hatton's final message con
tains a concise resume of the achiev
, ments of his administrations, and is
| published herewith in full. *- '
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my re port'as may* if
of Newark as is requir^0F by law fo
the fiscal year begim^hhg April 1, 1908,
and ending ApriljF 1909.
During this p^F,od I have assessed
41 fines for vi<* tion of the town or
dinances amoirfp.ing to $10fi. less $20
appealed. Bering this time I have
assessed tines against all violators
bro-.Tght before me where the law and
the evidence in my opinion warranted a
conviction and in cases where the law
and theevidence in my opinion was lack
ing I have acquitted the defendant. Jj
While I admit there has been viola
tions committed where the guilty has
gone unwhipped by justice, though I
have studiously taken cognizanceofall
violations which were committed in
my presence.
I have used my utmost endeavors at
all times to guard well the interests of
the town and the town's revenues. My
first official act after 1 was inducted
into office as mayor was to recommend
a reduction in the city tax levy from
five to three mills on the dollar which
has been a saving to the tax payers of
taif. ■"DWtttg’Hfy -City
ditions of the streets, alleys, side
walks, bridges, culverts, etc., have
been kept in decent and respectable re
repair. The sanitary conditions have
always been reported creditable.
I point with pride to the fact that
since my induction into office as may
or that vice nor crime nor illicit sale
of whiskey, gambling and etc., does
not reign supreme as it did before my
administration.
As mayor 1 have always been ac
companied by a bright, honest and in
telligent council whose ideas anil
dictations have always coincided with
mine. Our business relations as mem
bers of one common council have al
ways been pleasant and agreeable, and
I trust profitable.
The marshal has rendered good ser- ,
vice and no kicking on account of liis
negligence has been reported to mo
except by a few violators.
The recorder has always been prompt
to meet at each regular and call meet
ings and has kept a nice and credita
ble set of books.
The sexton has always lieen at his
post of duty and lias guarded well thes
cemetery and has kept it in good re-1
pair. It is as clean and respectable
as it were possible to do under the cir-^
cumstances. Recently the good
judgment of the honorable council
saw fit in its wisdom to purchase three
acres of land adjoining the cemetery
for cemetery purposes. I have had \
the land deeded to the town for burial
purposes which is in my judgment a,
wise and prudent act. I reccommend
that the land be enclosed with a good
fence as soon as possible.
FINANCE
u |»uu iiij ruin uij; imvi umvc in w
years ago we had in the town treasury
to the credit of the towiv$»i78.34. After
lowering the city tax 40 per cent and
maintaining streets, sidewalks,bridges,
washouts and etc., and paying for
cemetery ground the sum of $131.51
we now have in the treasurers hands
according to report of the auditing com
mittee the sum of $781.43 and in the
hands of the county clerk $150, mak
ing a total of $031.43 revenue belong
ing to the incorporation.
In addition to other expenditures
the town has had re-covered with good
shingle roof the house in the cemetery
at a cost of $04.
Now gentlemen of the council, as my
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