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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 20, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 30.
THE LID WAS ON LAST SUNDAY
k Everything in Town Was Closed
Up hard and Fast by Order
of Mayor Arnold
Mayor Arnold served notice on
all the business houses Saturday
that hereafter all places of busi
ness must be closed on Sunday.
This order went into effect last
Sunday and as a result the lid was
on hard and fast. Not a business
house was open except the drug
stores and restaurants and the lat
ter were not permitted to sell any
thing, except meals or lunches.
Even bread, ice cream, cigars and
tobacco were under the ban, and
those who failed to supply them
selves on Saturday with the neces
saries of life were compelled to
borrow of their more thoughtful
fortunate neighbor or do without.
The lid was the subject of no
little comment by all classes of
citizens, and while the action of
the mayor was bitterly criticised
by some.others indorsed it.
THE SUNDAY LAWS
The laws covering the observ
ance of the Sabhath in this state,
under which the mayor’s instruc
tions were issued, are comprised
in chapter b7 of Kirby’s Digest,
which contains thirteen sections,
the more important of which are
as follows:
The first section prescribes a
fine of Si against every person
found* laboring on the Sabbath, or
who shall compel a servant or ap
prentice to labor, or to perform
other services than customary
household duties of daily necessity,
comfort or charity.
The second section provides
that each apprentice or servant
compelled to labor on Sunday shall
be deemed a seperate offence of
the master.
The third exempts from opera
tion the chapter employes on
steamboats and vessels navigating
the waters of the state and such
manufacturing establishments as
require to be kept in continual
operation.
The fourth allows persons keep
ing another ilay as a day of rest to
labor on Sunday if they do not
disturb by their labor a religious
meeting, but this does not permit
the opening of any store or saloon
by the person so exempted.
The fifth provides a tine of $25
to $1<>0 for all persans who shall
on Sunday, keep open any store
or retail any goods, wares or mer
chandise or keep open any dram
shop or grocery store, or who
shall keep the doors of any such
establishment open to ingress and
egress, or retail or sell any spirits
or wine.
The seventh section prohibits
horse racing and cock lighting
whether for wager or amusement,
and prescribes a tine of $20 to $100.
The eigth provides a tine of $2-'
to $50 against each person playing
of cards on Sunday, whether lor
wager or pastime.
WANT JOINT CAMPAIGN.
The new Democratic State Cen
tral Committee met at the state
house at Little Hock Monday and
outlined plans for the coming
campaign for county and state
otticers. The committee went on
record as favoring the enforce
ment of the law regarding the use
of poll tax receipt and adopted a
resolution to be forwarded to the
Republican State Central Com
mittee asking for a joint campaign
between the Democratic and Re
publican nominees for governor.
The matter, however, was sub
sequently taken up by the Repub
lican state committee and the Re
publicans declined to enter a joint
canvas, giving as their reason
that the joint canvas has no place
in the politics of today, and often
result in stirring up strife and
prejudice among neighbors.
CELBRATES His" 88TH BIRTHDAY
Dr. M. W. Vaughan Passes Another
nile Stone---Other News
From Sulphur Rock
To The Newark Journal:
Sulphur Hock, July IT. I)r. H.
W. Vaughan of tliis place, cele
brated his eighty eighth birthday
anniversary at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. G. \Y. Meriwether,
near Dota, Monday, July Id. The
occassion was a very enjoyable
one, being a sort of a family re
union, and Gibson, the photo
grapher, went out and made a
group picture of the doctor, his
children, grand children and
great grand children.
BRIEF PERSONAL MENTION
Rev. James Best went to Bates
ville Friday.
Ed Wilson was up from New
ark Saturday.
Doc Rodgers was down from
Sharp Friday.
Dr. M. B. Owens was up from
Magness Tuesday.
Bazzle Holcom of Convenience
was in town Tuesday.
J. J. Caldwell has had his house
near the depot painted nicely.
Miss Erma Sanders of Bates
ville spent Sunday here with home
folks.
Rev. James Jernigan has made
quite a lot of iraprovments on his
I residence.
Geo. Wood has bought the
residence property of Kersey
Sutteriield.
Mrs. Kva Cunningham, who has
been sick for some time, is able to
be up again.
Bruce Dunn of Tuckerman
spent last week here the guest of
\\\ S. Moore.
(leo. \V. Meriwether of the
Dota neighborhood was in our
; town Tuesday.
i
Prof, and Mrs. Jas. Herrinton
| of Dota spent several days visiting
here last week.
Geo. Martin went to Lithia
Springs Monday to spend some
time for his health.
Prof. XV. J. .lernigan and his
sistes, Miss Vela, of Charlotte,
were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Ward of Batesville visited
! the family of A. G. Johnson here
the tirst part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Moore
spent Monday at Geo. Meriweth
er's in the Dota neighborhood.
A Mr. Ashley from Melbourne
came in Friday to take examina
tion. lie expects to teach at De
1 slra.
The Bates\ ille colored ball team
played the colored team at this
place last Friday. The game was
well played and and stood b and b.
Revs. James Jernigan, ,1. ,S.
Best, C. 11. Newman, C. F. Hive
ly and Walter Wayrnan and W.
B. Rice left Tuesday for Kvening
(CONTIM’KD ON l**OK S)
U. P. Bearing left Tuesday
night for his home at Wynne, af
ter a pleasant visit here with his
brother, Hon. T. H. Bearing.
\Y. B. Sturdivant, one of White
River towship’s promising young
fanners, was in town Tuesday.
He called to renew for The Jour
nal and also ordered it sent to his
brother, C. E. S’turdivant, at
Bueklen, Kan.
Henry Gibson and Morg Barnes
arrived home Sunday from a visit
to points in Hempstead county.
They report that our old friend, J.
H. Murphy, who went from here
to that county last winter, is tret
ting along nicely and is well satis
fied.
The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of the
Weaver-Dowdy Company’s big
Clean-llp Sale on the eighth page
of today’s paper. They are mak
ing some very low prices during
this sale and it will pay you to in
vestigate when you need anything
in their line.
Surveyor Van Frank of Little
lioek arrived in town yesterday
to begin the work of locating the
ditch which is to be dug from
tupelo pond west of town into
Mud creek. This ditch will be of
great benefit to the entire com
munity, as it will drain a vast area
of farming lands, and will perhaps
also be beneficial to the healthful
ness of the community.
A citizen.s interest in his home
town can safely be judged by hi
support of locai enterprises. Some
are enterprising, hard-working
citizens in the sense of making
money, but their interest in the
town does not go beyond what
they individually can get out of it.
Their local interest is purely and
unqualifiedly selfish. They add
nothing to the growth of the town.
In proportion as a man is a bene
fit to his community, so is his true
position, as a citizen among the
people of his town.
ROSIE UNION’S EIECTIO N.
! To The Newark Journal:
Rosie, July is.— Rosie Union
F. E. & C. U. of A. has elected
the following officers for the en
suing year: B. II. Dodd, president;
Robt. Wheeler, vice president; 1.
B. Bridges, re-elected secretary; J.
P. Henderson, chaplain; G. H.
Hooper, lecturer; M. E. House,
conductor; II. H. Wheeler, door
keeper. Regular meetings are
held on Friday night before the
; second and fourth Sundays in
each month and a cordial invitation
is extended all union members to
attend our meetings at any and all
times.
DOUBLE KILLING.
Eldorado, July Hi. There was
a double tragedy about s o’clock
Sunday morning near the Edgar
Lumber Company’s logging camp,
about *20 miles southwest of this
town. Rufus Kastndge fatally
wounded Charley Bishop, in at
tempting to arrest him, and was
a himself killed by Bishop.
Bishop was under iudictment on
a charge of killing Dallas Hunter
in September, 1903, and several
warrants were out against him for
selling whiskey. It is thought
that Eastridge was attempting to
arrest him for the latter offense.
Bishop resisted arrest and East
ridge shot him six times with a
pistol of large calibre. It was af
ter he fell that Bishop fired the
shot which killed Eastridge, the
ball piercing the heart. Both
men died in a few minutes.
DEATH REMOVEsTn OLD CITIZEN
Mrs. Lucinda Verdell Passes Away
at Jackson port--- Other
News of the Week
To The Newark Journal:
Jackson port, July IS.— Mrs. j
Lucinda Verdell died at her home !
in this city yesterday morning at
10 o’clock. Old ago was probably
the cause of her death, as she was !
SI years old and had not been in j
good health for some time. She j
leaves one son, Wm. Verdell, and
one grandson, Jno. P. Jones. She;
had been a resident of Jackson -
port since 1871 and wa« loved and
respected by everybody who
knew her.
BRIEF PERSONAL MENTION.
Capt. Riddell was in Newport
on business Saturday.
Charlie Anderson spent Friday
in Newport on business.
I)r. J. N. Hardister visited his
family at Hoxie last week.
Dr. Edrington is spending a
week with his parents at Rosie.
Miss Kate Hinds of Newport is
| visising Mrs, Kate Anderson this
week.
Miss Madge Massey of Newport
spent Sunday with Miss Carrie
Burkett.
The colored Masonic lodge had
a big barbecue out at Bergen lake
Tuesday.
Mrs. Seeb Massey spent Sunday
| with her daughter, Mrs. Bullard,
in Newport.
Our new school building is com
pleted and school will begin in
about a month.
Mr. Gaddis is down from Bates
ville having some walnut logs
shipped from here.
Miss Maggie Woodard is down
; from Batesville this week visiting
! Mrs. Madge Hoffman.
The Ayer-Lord Tie Company
has again resumed work after tak
ing a two weeks lay off.
Mrs. Lucia Hopgood came up
! from Newport Thursday to visit
her sister for a few days.
Mrs. Mary Massey visited her
sister, Miss Carrie Strider, out at
Hickory Grove last week.
Miss Allie Anderson and sister,
Mrs. Pearl Massey, were shop
j ping at Newport Tuesday.
Oscar Massey came down from
; Strawberry Saturday where he
has been all week on business.
N. A Nickham -pent Tuesday
in Black Rock on business, going
up on the gasoline launch IIooHoo.
The C. M. A. lodge of this place
is reorganizing. Twelve have
put in application for membership.
They will meet for the first time
next week.
Mrs. Lena Grant and family
left foi Los Angeles, Cal., Mon
day evening where they will make
their future home. We regret
; very much to lose them.
I I <CONTINUED ON I’AOE 8)
SOME PROBABLE IMPR0VEMEM7S
Work That is Being Done and
New Buildings That Will
Perhaps be Erected
Newark continues to grow and
prosper. lion. T. J. Raney is
making extensive improvements
on his residence, and Judge R. R.
Ritton will in a short time begin
the work of remodeling and build
ing an addition to hirf residence
property near the school building
which he recently purchased from.
Hon. T. J. Raney. It is reported,
that Mr. Ratton will spend about
£3,000 on his property and will
have the nicest home in the entire
city when completed.
It, is probable that several brick;
business houses will be built be
fore fall, and R. M. Galloway who
lias been conducting a restaurant
here for several years and has
built up a line patronage, will
probably build a two-story brick
hotel on the lots now occupied by
his restaurant.
The town needs some more first
class business houses and The
Journal would like to see work be
gin on them at once.
OIL TROUGH T1NKLINGS.
R. C. Adams went to Newark
Saturday on business.
There is some pearling being1
done on the river here now.
Thos. Pridmore of Jamestown is
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Jesse Reeves of Tillar is
here visiting her father, Capt. R.
R. Reeves.
L. A. Pegg*has returned from a
pleasant visit with relatives at
Paragould.
J. C. Met luire was down from.
Batesville the first of the week,
looking after business.
Junius Brac.v was down from
Batesville the first of the week
looking after his farming interests.
Circuit Clerk Cul. L. Pearce of
Batesville spent part of last week
, here visiting relatives and hunting.
Ask Charley Wasson, Joe Out
law, Jim Adams and Henry Tay
lor how they like fishing on a.
rainy day.
The new business house being
built will be occupied by Klbert
Reeves, who will open a confec
tionary and grocery store.
The year is a little over half out
and there has been no work done
on the public roads in this town
ship. What’s the matter
In addition to the program as
previously announced, there will
be a baloon ascension at the
Woodmen picnic to be given here
the second of August. Prof,
j Cummins, the Jamestown aeronaut
I will make the ascension.
A RE TEXAS BURRS.
Editor Journal:
I saw an item in the last week’s
Journal about Mr. Brisendine
plowing up a cockle burr that had
a lot of fully matured burrs on it.
I am not much on the weather
business as a prophet, neither can
I pa'" :i" a “sign doctor,” but L
, think I can explain the early burr.
The burr has been imported from
Texas. There has l>een a few of
them scattered through this
i country for several years. The
Texas burr matures earlier than
our native burr, anil by compar
ing tin* two you can see they a.-o
1 not of the same specie. Fruu.