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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1919
VOL. 19 NO. 7
UNION COUNTY MOB
BURNS NEGRO ALIVE
HAD CONFESSED TO RULING
WHITE FARMER AND WIFE
NEAR ELDORADO
El Dorado, May 21.—Frank Living
ston, negro, aged 25, who was recent -
ly discharged from the army at Camp
Pike, was tied to a tree and burned
alive by a mob of between 150 and
200 whi‘e men and negroes early this
afternoon 18 miles west of El Dorado.
The lynching followed the discovery
of the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. P.obin
son Clay, whose home had been set
afire after the two had been brutally
murdered by the negro, who confess
ed. Sheriff Finn Craig and p posse
of deputies arrived on the scene of
the lynching 10 minutes after the
fire had been started around the
negro and the mob fled.
Mr. Clay who was about 32, was a
well known Union county farmer. Ac
cording to the negroe’s confession
to members of the mob, he was feed
ing stock with Mr. Clay about 0
o'clock last night and the two quar
reled. Livingston said he went to
his house, procured an ax and walk
ed up behind Mr. Clay. He struck
the farmer in the head from behind,
ed into the house, pot Mr. Clay’s gun
and beat Mrs. Clay to death with it.
Living it >11 then said he wrapped
Mrs. Clay’s body in a blanket and
went out and pot Mr. Clay’s body,
placing it beside that of his wife,
then set fire to the house cover
his clime. The negro then fled.
Negroes attracted by the smoke
came to the scene, rescued the char
red bodies and notified Sheriff Craig
The Sheriff and posse immediately
started in search of the supposed
slayer. A bloody pair of trousers
belonging to Livingston found cn the
scene furnished a clue.
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T E A C H E R S IN ST IT UTE
The Independence County Teach
er’s Institute will be held at Bates
ville June 2 to G. It is the duty of
the teachre; holding license to attend
said institute for the full time unless
excused by the conductor.
S. E. WELLS,
County Examiner.
CONTiMOT LET FOR NEW
LEVEE AT NEWPORT
Newport, May 21.—Monday after
noon the commissioners of the Ne\y
*por‘. Levee District awarded the con
tract to Denison and Burcher, con
tractors f->r the building of the levee
around Newport. The cost will be
approximately $100,000.
Mr. Denison stated that he would
have 100 learns at work and could
state that by Thanksgiving day New
port could feel safe that there would
I be no danger of floods insido the
I city. The bonds were sold at par
plus a premium of 35 cents, which
is the highest price ever paid in
j Jackson county for a bond issue.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS
Dr. C. W. Garrison, state health
officer, calls attention to the following
law' enacted by the last session of the
Arkansas T.egislature, and all teach
ers of Independence county are here
by notified of same and should gov
ern t.hemseevls accordingly.
Followin : is a copy of the act:
Seetirp* 1. Hereafter all school tea
chers within the State shall presenr
a certificate from a regularly licens
ed physjcian or regularly constitut
ed Health Officer, stating that sail)
teacher is free from Tuberculosis,
which certificate of health shall be
presented to the Secretary of “die
School Board before a contract shall
be entered into between the School
Board and ttie teacher making appli
cation and said certificate of health
shall bear date not longer than twelve
months prior to application.
section . it snail ne tne uuty ot
the Hygenic Laboratory of the State
Board of Jlclath to examine free of
charge all specimens of sputum sub
mitted for examination for this pur
pose, and t shall be the duty of the
County and City Health Officers to
examine free of charge all school
teachers applying to their offices for
such certificates of heatlh.
Section 3. Any teacher or school
board within t.hjft State violating the
terms of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined in
any sum not to exceed One Hundred
! Dollars.
Section 4. Whereas, the public
i peace, health and safety make it ex
pedient that this Act become immed
iately effective, it shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
passage.
S. E. WELLS,
County Examiner.
The man with iworvey
never <gets laid off never
discharged.
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If ho has - mm ^
money in the ■" ) fa
Bank he is not
worried; he
works better.
And he is the man who gets promoted. The
man with money is looking for the man who saves.
He knows that the man who can take care of his
own money if the man to trust. Saving money is
the true test of reliability. It is good common
sense, too. Be wise today. Open an account
with the money you have and make your account
grow. Don’t wait—start today.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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INDEPENDENCE MEN
KILLED IN THE WAR
Official List by Adjutant General Shows Seven
Men, Four of Whom Were From Newark
The list of Arkansas men killed
or who died from disease in the war
with Germany, has been given out by
Adjutant General Lloyd England. The
list is not yet complete and the ad
jutant general has asked the news
papers of the to publish the list, so
that if any names have been omitted,
relatives of the deceased solditrs
whose names are not given may write
General Fngland and give the soldiers
name and organization.
The list shows that seven Indepen
dence county men lost their lives dur
ing the war. The list does not in
clude Robert Jack whose home was
in Newark but who entered the ser
vice at Van Buren.
J. W. Barnett, another young man
of this community who was killed in
action in France is not included in
'he list, for the reason that young
Barnett was visiting relatives in Mis
souri when the call was made for
volunteers and he enlisted in Mis
souri.
Merrit Boswell, whose parents have
resided in Newark for several years,
is another Newark young man who
gave his life for the cause of free
dom, and is not included in Gie list
for the reason that he entered the
service in Missouri.
The list given out by Genereal Eng
land for this county is as follows:
Chas M. McKinney, Newark; James
P. McKinley, of Sharp; Alvid Had
dock, Sharp; Clara Brannon, Newark;
Williamson Brannon, Newark; Virgil
Arnold, Newark; and Mcrrit Harri
son.
The list does not include Sid Cole
man of Cord who was killed in ac
tion February 22, 1918, and who was
the second Independence county man
to lose 'nis life in the war.
Coy Baker, a former Independence
county boy was killed in action on
October 9. He enlisted from Jackson
county but his name was not given
in the adjutant’s report.
Cicero Baugh, whose home was at
Cushman is another Independence
j county boy not included in the list.
Claude Highland of Newark ■who
was raised an orphan by Uncle Tom
| Shipman who resides about a mile
I north of town is another home boy
whose name is not Included in the
: list. Highland enlisted in Co. E at
i Newport when that organization was
first formed.
YOUNG GIRL ENDS
LIFE WITH POISON
JONESBORO GIRL FORBIDDEN
TO ATTEND DANCE AND
KILLS HERSELF
Jonesboro, May 20.—Miss Lee
Faulkner, 17-year-old daughter of
Mrs. B. R. Faulkner, who lives south
of Jonesboro, committed suicide last
night by swallowing a dose of strieh
nine. The report is that the girl end
ed her life being angered when she
was forbidden to attend a dance in
the neighborhood. The poison was
taken at 9 o’clock. No one knew
of her rash act until she calk'd for
a drink of water. When her mother
went to give it to her she found her
in a serious condition. A physician
was summoned, but the drug had
done its work, death resulting soon
afterward. She left a note that had
been scribbled on but the writing was
not legible.
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SHERIFF GETS BOOZE
Sheriff Noah Harris made a whis
key raid Saturday, securing 20 quarts
of whiskey, which had been sent to
Batesville as baggage and was being
unloaded at that place from the Cush
jintii unici ill v \ 'ui i
Sheriff Hairis destroyed the whis
qty Monday morning.
Another raid was made Saturday
when Sheriff Harris searched the
passenger train on the White river
division of the Missouri Pacific, and
Secured t.vo quarts of whiskey.
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I’AMK IMPLEMENTS FOR SALE
AT A BARGAIN
One S-foot McCormick binder; one
7-foot McCormick binder; one 7-foot
John Deere binder; one 7 foot Peer
ing binder; one Bull rake; one end
gate seeder; two gang plows; five
sulky plows; three disc plows; one 12
blade drill; one 14disc drill; one 12
disc drill and four gasoline engines.
For particulars, See J. W. Sisk,
Newark, Ark.
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OLDFIELD HOLDS HIS PLACE
The newly organized lower house
of Congress, although it is republican
thought well enough of Hon. W. A.
Oldfield, congressman from this dis
trict, to 1 stain him in his place on
the ways and means committee. So
far no other Arkansan has been as
signed to committees.
GOOD HOMES, SCHOOLS
CHURCHES AND ROADS
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKE THIS BETTER COM
MUNITY TO LIVE IN
\Ye went into the war to aid in
making rhe world a better place
in which to live. Behind the victory
I of arms, it the United States is to ap
propriate her share of the fruits of
| victory, must be the determination tu
i do those things which make for pros
■ perity and for happier and more con
tented people.
Homes, the very foundation of the
social structure; schools, the mold in
which our citizenship is cast; roads
the arteries of commerce; churches,
springs of spiritual inspiration! These
we need in increasing numbers
throughout the land if America is to
i be made a better place in which to
j live.
, War interrupted our construction
i work in these lines. The country
| needs almost a million homes right
! now. It needs hundreds of schools.
! There are not near enough good roads
| or church s.
To resume work in these lines im
I mediately means convincing evidence
oi your ia>in m me country s iuiurt,
it means stimulation for all lines
of business; and of profound impor
tance right at '.his time, it means a
demand for labor—employment for
the returning soldier.
If you are going to build, do it
now.
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Charlotte, May 20.—C. L. Moore
made a business trip to Batesville
Wednesday.
Several of the young people at
tended commencement at Sulphur
Rock Thursday night.
Mr. ml Mrs. K. L. Kent visited
relatives near Sharp Saturday nigh*:
and Sunday.
There will be Children’s Day ser
vices at the M. E. Church here Sun
day.
several from the Center Grove net1
ghborhod attended the League here
Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patterscn of
near Batesville visited Mr. and Mrs.
Tobe Pa!prison Sunday and Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lindsey spent
Sunday in Logan township visiting
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Nicholson.
HOW THEY COOKED
FOR THE DOl'GHIiOYS
A Newark soldier who has just re
turned f;gm France has given The
Journal a most interesting account
of how th2y furnished “eats” for the i
boys in France.
This army kitchen which ho des
cribes was one of the largest in Fran
ce, and he says it was quite interest
ing to watch the workings of those
on K. P. duty at this big kitchen
which he describes as follows:
“In on* of the largest camps in
France we had a kitchen range 92b
feet wide and 1.358 feet long. It took
18 firemen to keep it hot and we had
519 cooks and 700 K. P.’s. We -nash
ed potatoes with a pile driver and
ground ctffee with a 350 hor.-,.pow
er Liberty motor, they hauled out
dirty pans on railroad cars, the K.
P.’s went cn roller skates and the
mess sergeants rode up and down
the kitchen on a motorcycle, shouting
orders through a megaphone. We
cooked for 8,000 soldiers.
“Now for the flapjacks. Wc- mix
ed the batter with concrete mixers,
and had a steam shovel moving egg
shells away from the door. There
were six K. P.’s with bacon rimjs
strapped to their feet skating over
the griddel to keep it greased.”
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
A. Shirley, one of the best citizens
of Oil Trough, celebrated his sixty
seventh Lirthday anniversary at his
home las Sunday.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. James, Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Shipp, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Milam,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pollard, Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Sexton.
A sumptuous dinner was served and
the occasion was very much enjoyed
by all present.
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CIRCLE DECORATION
l he Woodmen Circle, on next Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, will unveil
the monument at the grave of Mrs.
Clara Aydelott in the Blue Springs
cemetery.
Following the unveiling ceremoni
ps, the graves of all deceased mem
bers of tlie order buried at Blue
Springs will be decorated with flow
ers. All members of the order are
invi'ed co attend and participate in
the ceremonies.
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See Harold Lloyd in a good com
edy at the Skydome Saturday' nigh!
BANKS MEET STATE’S
VICTORY LOAN DEFICIT
SEVERAL COUNTIES SHORT BUT
BANKS OF LITTLE ROCK SUB
SCRIBE ENTIRE DEFICIT
Little Rock, May 16.—The Little
Rock Clearing House Association
today came to the rescue of the State
in its Victory Loan campaign by sub
scribing to the State's deficit,
amounting to about $500,000. Every
bank in the city voted for the prop
osition and agreed to be prorated ac
cording co its capital stock. Accord
ing to information secured from St.
Louis today, a number of counties
failed to meet their quotas.
Offers of the banks of Helena and
Jonesboro agreeing to take the State’s
jefiicit were declined.
Pulaski County met its entire quota
without aid from the banks, and by
popular subscriptions took approxi
mately $125,000 worth of bonds above
its $4,025,000 quota. With the $7,500,
000 offered by the banks, if that
amount is necessary, the county will
have aver-subscribed its quota by
non
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FARMER TAKES POINSON AND
THEN CUTS HIS THROAT
Conway, May 17.—Taking poison
and than slashing his throat, Harry
Goodrich, aged 55, a farmer residing
near El Paso, committeed suicide late
Thursday night. Goodrich continued
his plowing in the field until about
two hours tefore sundown, and is then
said to have been seen “taking out.”
Later his family missed him around
the house and a search was started
to find h'S body. It was found be
hind the barn, his throat cut.
An examination made by physicians
revealed that Goodrich also had tak
en poison. No motive could be as
signed for the action, his family stat
ing that nothing to their knowledge
could have caused him to accomplish
such a sinister end.
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McGEE-WOODS
Herschel McGee of Cave City and
Miss Lelah Woods of Sulphur Rock
were married at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Woods, at Sulphur Rock, Wednesday
evening at 8 o’clock. Rev. E. H. Hook
of Batesville officiated.
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