The Newark Journal
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Published In The famous big Bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 25, 1907.
Voi. 7. No. 5.
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CONVICTS IN STATE PEN
Official Report Shows a Total of 847
Convicts in Penitentiary.
The biennial report of Superin
tendent J. A. Pitcock of the state
penitentiary shows that at the
close of the fiscal year, were con
fined in the penitentiary ‘ 847 con
victs, as follows: White males,
244; black males, 585; black fe
males, 18. There was an increase
in the population of 26, or 3i per
cent, during the two years. ‘The
greatest number confined at any
one time was May 23, 1906, when
890 were on the books. The total
number of convicts received dur
ing the two years was 1,096. The
number of outgoing convicts dur
\ ing the same period is as follows:
Discharged, 619; pardoned, 203;
escaped, 196; died, 95.
A great variety of pursuits fol
lowed by men before they donned
the prison stripes are recorded in
the report. Among these are
noted 302 farmers and farm hands,
146 common laborers, 89 railroad
laborers, 44 sawmill laborers, 37
cooks, 34 porters and waiters, and
various other of the common oc
cupations followed mostly by neg
roes. There are, however, two
minister^, one book binder, sev
eral cabinet makers, telegraph
operators and traveling salesmen.
Grand larceny, leads all others
for the crimes committed, and
• with over 600 negroes in the peni
tentiary, it could not be otherwise.
Burglary and grand larceny have
94 and forgery and uttering forged
papers follow with 53 There
were 217 murderers in the peniten
tiary.
A NICE HOME FOR SALE
We have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
eight-room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per
month each. Also line garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new'and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
, Craig & Moore
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Judge Wycough has appointed
as delegates to the Good Roads
Convention, to be held in Little
Rock January 28 the following:
A. J. Craig, Jamestown; W. J.
lvaneaster, Salado; W. F. Gray,
Cushman; W. L. Wilkins, Bates
ville; Wm. Ryan, Bethesda; N. M.
Wilson, Newark; John C. Hud
dleton, Sulphur Rock; J. B. Gray,
Hickory Valley: A. B. Pel ley,
Dunnington; Jas. F. Barnett,
Batesville; Joe Wood, Batesville.
—Batesville Gaurd.
ROBBED OF $6,000.
ft* Little Rock, Jan. 21.—Chas. F.
Hartley, a retail grocer of New
Albany, Ind., was robbed of $6,000
in the door of the day coach of a
Rock Island train at the Rock Is
land passenger station in this city
at J o'clock yesterday afternoon
by four men, who had followed
him from Hot Springs to Little
Rock with the evident intention of
committing the robbery. Two
men have been arrested on a
charge of robbery and are held in
connection with the case. Two
others, described by Hartley and
others who witnessed the theft,
are at large. It is believed that
one of the two men who made their
escape has possession of the §6,000.
The two men arrested in connec
tion with the robbery had no
money on their persons when cap
tured.
MAG NESS MUS1NGS.
Magness, Jan, 22.-E. A. Young,
of Desha, has moved a part of
his household goods over and will
make his home here, having bought
J. H. Ladd’s interest in the mer
cantile firm of Ladd & Young.
Boy’s the roads are getting in
line shape for driving. Why not
call around and buy you a nice
buggy form the Dorr Mercantile
Company ?
The Dorr Mercantile Company
has rented a part of the Farmers
Union Warehouse, and will uuload
a car of the celebrated John Deer
Implements tomorrow.
Tom Lewis and Wash Brown
ing seem to have lots of business
| at Sulphur Rock, here of late.
J. M. Keith of Rutherford, was
in town today and bought a pair
of fine mules.
Mule buying and cotton picking
is the order of the day.
J. W. Price and wife returned
from Beebe today.
A FEW WORDS TO THE PUBLIC
The deposits of the Merchants
and Planters Bank have increased
one hundred per cent in the past
thirty days. This is the peoples’
bank and is as solid as a rock.
We are here to stay and will guard
well the interests of our customers,
as well as our own.
Courteous treatment is accorded
to all alike, rich or poor, old or
young. If you want your money
where it is absolutely safe, open
an account with us. We will save
any amount for you, it matters not
how small.
Teach your children to save by
having a balance in the bank.
We have some accounts now with
the children.
Absolute safety is our guide.
We will “turn down” a check
from an official of this bank as
quick as we would one from the
poorest man in the county, if it is
not backed by deposits.
■ We are here to stay.
Merchants & Planters Bank,
A. A. Henderson, Asst flashier.
CONSTABLE ACQUITTED.
Constable S. W. Clark of this
township who was charged with
allowing a prisoner to escape
while under arrest, was tried in
Squire Six’s court at Batesville
Monday and was acquitted.
This case and the one against
City Marshal Walter Pascoe re
sulted from the escape of Dave
Jackson who was arrested some
time ago by each of the officers
named, on warrants charging him
with violations of the liquor laws
and with running a gambling
L1UUOO.
, The state was represented in
these cases by Attorneys Casey
and Matheney, while the defend
ants were represented by Attorneys
Wright and Reeder of Batesville
and Alexander of this city.
TinBER LAND FOR £ALE
We have 680 acres timber land
east of Newark for sale at $6.00
per acre. White and red oak tim
ber on land will pay for it. Craig
& Moore.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Happenings of the Week at the Hub
of White Hiver Township
Sulphur Rock, Jan. 22.—Ed.
Stewart and James Prickett left
Monday for Oklahoma with two
cars of household goods, their
farming tools and horses. Their
families together with those of
George Browning, V. C. Prickett
and Mrs. Stewart will follow in a
few days.
There has been quite a number
of bales of cotton brought here
from Sharp and Lawrence coun
ties and sold to W. R. Rice Mer
chant Company. * That is a good
distance to haul cotton, but they
get better prices here and goods
cheaper.
J. U. Martin is fencing his lot
and putting the foundation ma
terial on the ground for his new
residence which will be built as
soon as the lumber arrives,
A. I). Engles who has been
away for some time delivering
portraits came in Friday to spend
a few days with home folks.
John Lindsey came in from
Newport Tuesday where he had
been looking after his farm near
that place.
Isaac Crafton came in Monday
morning from Tennessee where
he was cal lad by the death his
aunt.
Jrror. loos Jermgan who is
teaching- at Cord, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with home folks.
Misses Hula Moore and Erma
Sanders of Batesville spent Sun
day here with home folks.
Miss Emma Harvison went to
Newport Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Con Dean.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan of Newark
spent a few hours here Monday
with her many friends.
Miss Sue Braden and mother
have moved to their new home in
the .west part of town.
J. H. Jimerson is having two
residences made of the old public
school building.
Presiding Elder T. A. Skinner
preached an excellent sermon here
Sunday night.
Mrs. VanBeek of St. Louis was
visiting relatives and friends here
last week.
Dr. C. W. Martin and Leslie
Gibson were up from Newark
Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Caldwell
have moved to their farm north of
town.
Dr. Bevens and family are
keeping house in the parsonage
now.
W. B. Knight came in from
Little Rock, Tuesday morning.
Miss Ola Jernigan was down
from Batesville Saturday.
J. D. Magness of Batesville was
down on business Friday.
Will Rainwater of Dota was
trading in town Monday.
Rena Cunningham has been on
the sick list this week.
Squire C. P. Pickens of Dota
was in town Tuesday.
Price Huddleston of Charlotte
was in town Saturday.
Several new students entered
school here last week.
Roy Gibson spent Saturday and
• Sunday at Charlotte.
| Miss Emma Thomas of Bates
ville spent last week in our city,
the guest of Mrs. Dan Moore.
John D. Moore was down from
Moorefield Tuesday.
Johnson Moore came in Monday
to visit home folks.
Clint Northern went to Rates
ville Monday.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Charlotte, Jan. 22.—Rev. J. 1.
Martin and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Hugg who left this
county for Oklohoma last year,
passed through here Sunday
enroute to Cord where they will
reside in the future.
Dye Moore, Estus Rice, Boone
Tulley, Winfield Jernigan and Ed
Owens of Sulphur Rock attended
the literary society here Friday
night.
I
Little Watson and Will Baker
of Sulphur Rock spent Friday
night and Saturday with Mr.
Baker’s parents at this place.
Several of the hoys of this place
attended the box supper at Pleas
ant Hill Wednesday night and re
port a nice time.
Mis* Carrie Reeves of Batesville
passed through here one day last
week enroute to Cord to visit rel
atives.
Miss Nellie Churchill of Sulphur
Rock spent Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at this place with home
folks.
Miss Lucy Baker of Antioch
spent Saturday and Sunday at this
place, visiting relatives.
The meeting of the literary so
ciety Friday night was attended
by a large crowd.
Urban Haddock and Linley
Lane attended church at Antiach
Sunday.
Monsie Lawrennce left Saturday
for Nashville, Term., to attend
school.
Harry Crigler visited a “friend”
at Cord Sunday.
School is progressing nicely.
EXPRESS COMPANY FINED.
Newport, Jan. 18.—The Pacific
Express Company entered a plea
of guilty in two cases here this
morning for shipping game out of
the state and was fined §100 for
each offense. The case was work
ed up by A. M. Ballew, a consta
ble, who discovered two shipments
of squirrels here January 4 in
transit, consigned to Memphis,
one being from W. S. Morris of
Mountain Home and one from C.
H. Binghom of Binville.
DO NOT TRESPASS.
All parties are hereby warned
to not ride or drive on my farm or
meadow in Big Bottom known as
the Woods Magness place.
On and after Februay 1, 1907, 1
will pay liberal reward for infor
mation leading to the conviction
of anyone trespassing on above
mentioned property.
C. P. Vaughan.
680 POUND MOO.
J. M. Stephens of Oil Trough
butchered a hog Monday which
weighed 680 pounds.
This is the largest hog we have
heard of being butchered in the
county this winter, and if anyone
can beat it The Journal would like
to hear from them.
Farmers’ Union official receipt
books at The Journal office.
ANTI-TIGER MASS MEETING.
Large Crowd in Attendance at th®
Meeting Held Friday Night.
Another anti-tiger mass meet
ing was held at the Methodist
church Friday night. Several
prominent citizens made short
•speeches, in which they expresseci
a determination to keep up tins
light, among the number being R.
R. Hatton, Prof. S. J. T. Wynn,
Rev. G. L Find and others. A.
stranger whose name could not be
learned, but who said he just hap
pened to be in town, heard of the
meeting and thought he would go
out and see what the people were
doing, made a brief but pointed
speech in which he encouraged
I the movement. J. B. Pritchett of
Batesville was also present and
i addressed the meeting, urging
unity of action and assured the
people that he was deeply interest
ed in the movement and would
lend any assistance possible.
The following resolution was
presented and unanimously adopt
ed.
Resolved, That we, the citizens
of Newark in mass meeting assem
bled, heartily commend the action
of Night Marshal «J. W. Fetzer in
his efforts against lawlessness, and
for his action in raiding the gam
bling den.
Resolved, further, That we en
dorse the fearlessness of The
Journal in defending the right
through its columns, and for giv
ing publicity to the proceedings
of these meetings.”
It was decided to change time of
meeting to Monday nights and
meet'hereafter on the second and
fourth Monday nights.
A resolution submitted by Prof.
S. J. T. Wynn was unanimously
adopted asking the city council to
enact an ordinance creating the
office of city attorney and asking
i for the election of J. R. Alexan
der to the office of city attorney.
A vote of thanks was extended
the choir for the excellent music
furnished at these meetings, after
which the meeting adjourned to
meet at the Baptist church on
Monday night, January 28.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a pe
tition will be presented at the ad
journed January terra, 1907, of
the Independence County Court,
to beheld Wednesday, Feb. G, 190T
for the establishing of a public
road, in Indepenence county, and
state of Arkansas, described as fol
lows: begining at the north west
corner of the Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section
six (0), township eleven (11), north
range 4, west; thence running on
the township line west, between
townships eleven (11) and twelve
(12), about one mile or «uch dis
tance necessary to intersect the
public road that runs from Oil
Trough to Pleasant Plains, Ark.
G. M. Fields,
Joseph Harris,
J. H. Kauhoff,
PASCOE CONVICTED.
City Marshal Walter Pascoe
! was tried before Squire Holmes at
| Batesville Saturday charged with
allowing a prisoner to escape while
I under arrest.
The jury returned a verdict of
| guilty and fixed his fine at $15.
An appeal was taken to the cir
cuit court.