The Newark Journal.
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Published In The Famous White Riven Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 4, 1910
Vol. 9. No. 43
RAPS ON THE VOTERS
Hill Billie Says People Are Sleep
ing on Their Rijrhts.
Mr. Editor: 1 have just paid ray
taxes and they are twice as high as
they ought to be for the kind of
government we get. I insured my
house for $500, and it cost $17,50.
On same date I insured a house in
Missouri for $500, and it cost $5,
50, a difference of $12. Both
policies are are in the First Nation
al Bank of Newark and any one
can see them who will apply. In
Newark we will have six or seven
months school. In the district
where the house in Missouri is
there is a ten month school, and
better paid teachers. Why is this*
In the name of your children, who
are not receiving the proper am
ount of schooling, Mr. Voter, why
is this? If you will wake up one
minute from your sleep of cussed
inditference I will tell you.
Two years ago you sent a gang
of men to the legislature. They
stayed 60 days and ought have
come home, because they ought to
have had sense enough to have
known that if they could not get
the laws enacted or repealed in
sixty days, they were failures,
and could not do it at all. They
put the question to a vote, and by
barely two votes it was decided to
extend the session sixty days. And i
I understand that our two repre- j
sentatives cast those two fatal vot- j
es. What a shame u|>on honest!
patriotism that those two votes of
ours were not for good govern-1
ment. Those votes were like ir
resistible arrows shot from the
blasting bow of a wicked devil in
to'a great throng of the helpless.
If you don’t believe it, go to the
hundreds of country school houses
and count the thousands of bright
girls and boys that are growing up
in ignorance, because there is not
enough public money to carry on
sufficient schools. If you don’t
believe it, come with me to thej
county jails in Arkansas and let us,!
to our awful shame as a people, |
see the hundreds of innocent and
helpless insane people, wrongfully
and heartlessly locked in cells like
criminals, to rot in squalor till
they die. And their blood will be
upon our heads—Heaven forgive
us voters!
Let us wake up to our duty as
citizens of Arkansas.
That last sixty days of the legis
lature cost Arkansas enough mon
ey to have built and maintained
all the asylums we need for the in
sane, and to have extended all
country schools to nine months
terras. No wonder we stand the
29th state in the union. Such
reckless waste of the peoples mon
ey, such abnormal misgovernment.
But don’t cuss the representatives.
Cuss your own stupid self. Why
didn't you call a citizens meeting
in each township and aggree on
just what laws you wanted repeal
ed.—God knows there ought to be
some repealed,—and just what
laws you wanted enacted. Then
get some men for representatives
who have honor enough and sense
enough to do what you want done,
and do it in sixty days.
The politician may say that this
is bossism. But you have a right
to boss; the job is yours; you pay
the tax—flhe office is yours, and
the officers are your hired hands.
The legislators do not represent
the people—they tax the people—
and taxation without representa
tion is tyrany. Resistance to ty
rany is service to man and to God.
The lsgislature has in the last
three sessions passed about 35 spec
ial laws for each county in the
state—such laws as to prevent peo
ple from sowing .Johnson grass in
Green county and Green grass in
.Johnson county, or to prevent
catching white tish out of Black
river or black fish out of White
river. Our government is no long
a government of laws, it is a gov
ernment of the legislature—and
like a crazy quilt at that. What
is law in Big Bottom township is
not law in Black River township,
and other townships the same.
Some fellow wants a stock law and
the people don’t. He can't carry
it by vote or petition in the court,
where all rich and poor can meet
face to face, so he goes down to
the legislature and gets a special
law passed, and all have to submit
to it. It is too late to kick now,
and it is nobody’s fault but yours.
Why don’t you make your candi
dates declare their platform* Why
not have a mass meeting and de
clare what you want, and stop all
this silly, expensive, unjust legis
lating, and save your money for
your schools, asylums, and to in
crease your own wealth*
The Batesville Guard will not
take up this matter, because her
editor had a clerkship in the long
session—he wanted pie, regardless
of cost to the people.
Hill Billik.
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
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see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
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SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Feb. 2.—One of
the most enjoyable events of the
season was an elaborate dinner
last Monday, given by Mr. and
Mrs. ,J. H. Jimmerson in honor
of the following young ladies who
will make their debut the coming
season: Miss Daisy Yeatman,
Sue Braden, Nannie Morgan,
Maude Tuggle, Stella Jernigan,
Blanche Mongold and Mattie Mar
tin.
Invited guests present were Miss
Emma Thomas of Batesville, a
guest of Miss Martin: Mrs. Mary
Martin and Mrs. Mollie Moore.
Owing to the severe winter, flow
ers were not much in evidence,
about the only one in profusion
being the daisy. The forenoon
was spent in delightful and inter
esting conversation. At dinner
the fair and fragile Miss Yeatman
occupied the place of honor at the
table. At her right sat the hand
some Miss Mongold. On the left
the tall and stately Miss Morgan.
(Opposite Miss Yeatman was Miss
Tuggle, looking the picture of
health and robustness. At her
right and left were the lovely petite
young ladies, Misses Jernigan and
Braden. Misses Martin and Thom
as accupied places at the head and
foot respectively. Mrs. Mollie
Moore assisted Mrs. Jimmerson in
serving. After dinner the host
and hostess and other invited
guests were entertained with a
solo by Miss Y'eatraan, and a re
citation by Miss Braden. Misses
Mongold and Morgan’s duties call
ing them away, were not permit
ted to assist in the entertaining.
Then with music by the lovely
little Miss Martin. They were high
ly entertained with a cake walk by
Misses Tuggle and Jernigan, after
which the guests departed feeling
that the day so delightfully spent,
was an event long to be remember
: ed by each.
It has not been announced who
| will next entertain the young la
dies, but owing to the many per
sonal charms and great popular
ity of each, the season bids fair to
be a continued round of gaiety for
the young debutantes.
It Iras been rumored that Messrs.
! Sam Parks, Sam Tuggle, John
J Woods aud Dr. Wright will also
make their debut sometime during
j the pleasant months of July or
August, before the cool days be
:gin; owing to the fragility of
1 Messrs. Parks and Tuggle.
The meeting at the Baptist
church, which has been in progress
a week, is doing much good. Rev.
Garrett of Batesville is doing some
excellent preaching, and the inter
est is growing at each service.
Mrs. E. P. J. Garrott, Mrs. Dr.
Kennerly, Mrs. Kannon and Miss
Emma Thomas, of Batesville at
tended the Baptist meeting here
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Morgan Tuggle, a charm
ing young lady of Newark, was
the guest of her aunt, Miss Maude
Tuggle last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Aldrige of near
Cave City visited their daughter,
Mrs. Dallas Wood, here the first
of the week.
Mrs. C. J. Drennen of Newark
visited her sister Miss Maude Tug
gle last Friday.
O. T. Jernigan and family of
Charlotte, visited relatives here
Saturday.
W. J. Jernigan of near Char
lotte, spent a few hours in town
Tuesday.
i Nat Hardister of Batesville, was
! meeting his many friends here
' Tuesday.
' Boone Tally made his regular
» visit to Batesville Sunday after
j uqou.
BIG FIRE AT MAGNESS
Four Buildings Destroyed About
2 O’Clock Honday Morning
Fire at Magness early Monday
morning destroyed four buildings,
entailing a loss of about $3,000.
The lire originated in T.YV. Hul
sey's store about 2 o'clock, and
had gained such headway before
discovered that it was impossible
to check it, and four buildings
were destroyed.
T. W. Hulsey’s loss is placed at
$2,600; insurance, $1,600. The
building occupied by Mr. Hulsey
was owned by Dr. K. C. Dorr and
wa> valued at $1,000; insurance,
$700.
W. H. Gennings, who conduct
ed a small mercantile business in
an adjoining building, and lived in
the rear of the house, lost prac
tically everything,household goods
and all, with no insuaance. His
loss is about $700. The building
belonged to W. D. Magness. It
was worth about $400; insurance,
$200.
Mrs. J. T. Sandlin, who con
ducted a small mercantile business
and occupied rooms in the back of
the building, lost everything, her
loss on house and contents aggre
gating about $1,000, with no in
surance.
Mr. Holmes lost his blacksmith
shop and tools, with no insurance.
His loss on building and contents
is perhaps $600.
It is not known how the tire or
orignated, but it is thought by
some that it was started by a burg
lar in an attempt to blow the safe
in the Hulsey store.
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION
Independence County High Schools
Form Association.
A number of tiie principals of
the high schools of the county met
at Batesvilie Saturday and organ
ized an athletic association, the
purpose of which is to create a
greater interest in the work of the
schools.
The following officers were
elected:
President, A. G. Albright, Cave
City; vice president, O. T. Rich
ardson, Newark; secretary, Sidney
E. Wells, Sulphur Rock; treasurer
Sidney Pickens, Batesvilie.
The following schools have been
enrolled: Batesvilie, Newark,
Sulphur Rock, Cave City, and
Bethesda.
The first meeting of the associ
ation will be held the 28th of April,
when an oratorical and declamc
tion contest will be held, followed
by a track meet on the 29th.
WILLIAMSON FOR JUDGE
Hon. Ben. F. Williamson of
Stone county announces in today’s
paper as a candidate for circuit
judge.
Mr. Williamson has been a citi
zen of Stone county since directly
after the close *f the Civil War.
He is a self-made man. Beginning
as a poor boy on the farm, he
worked his way through school,
attended the State University,
studied law and was admitted to
the bar.
He has always taken a lively in
terest in public affairs, and repre
sented his county in the legislature
of 1881. Later, he represented
this district in the state senate,
and his record, both public and
private, has always been of the
highest character.
FENCING BIDS WANTED
The fence commissioners have
| decided on 32 or 3+ inch fence, ti
inch mesh and heavy barb wire,
two wires above woven fence.
Bids will be received up to 2 o'
clock p. m. Feb. 7th, for building
the new fence, to include the ad
ditiona! territory to Big Bottor
fencing district. Post to be 1
feet a part, two feet in the groun<
; and at all low places the post to 1>
anchored at bottom and dirt wel
tamped around same. At all turn
in the fence there must be a heav;
post placed and well braced, am
post put three feet in ground. Al
material will be furnished and tin
contract includes the delivery o
the material from Newark to tin
point of fencing.
In making bids state what por
j tion of the fence you desire tr
I build. Contractor to clean righl
of way for fence, and cut all dead
, timber liable to fall on fence. AI
gate post will be 10 feet above
ground with three feet in ground.
No bids will be received after Feb.
7th, at 2 o'clock p. m. Right re
served to reject any or all bids.
C. M. Fields.
W. W. Mao ness.
F. C. Hoyt.
Commissioners
POUND KEEPER’S CONTRACT
Contract will be let to pound
keeper on Feb. 7th, at 2 o’clock
p. m. to the lowest responsible bid
der on a straight salary per month
and all fees collected for impound
ing stock. Contract to continue
for one year or during satisfact
ory service. Right reserved to re
ject any and all bids. Pound
keepers instructions may be found
in the book of laws recently print
ed. C. M. Fiklds,
W. W. Mao ness,
F. C. Hoyt,
Commissioners.
LOCAL WRECKED
The westbound local was wreck
; ed about a mile east of Newark
1 Friday afternoon. Five cars left
j the track, a car of lumber, a car of
coal and three cars of miscellane
ous freight. About two hundred
, feet of track was torn up, delaying
| traffic for several hours. No on<
was injured. The wreck was caus
ed by a broken rail.
Two of the cars were badly de
molished, requiring several dayt
to clear away the wreckage, th<
last of it being cleared up Tuesday
BREWER (JETS NEW TRIAL
Trigger Brewer of this place
who was convicted of grand lar
ceny at the last term by the Inde
pendence Circuit Court on chang<
of venue from Jackson county, i<
entitled to a new trial, according
to a decision rendered by the 8u
preme court last Monday.
He was charged with stealing a
pocket book from a traveling mar
at Newport.
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i AN OPEN LETTER
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j Hon. J. L. Brown Balks at the
; “Yaller” Dog Clause.
To the merners of the Independ
ence county Democratic cornmit
I tee.
Gentlemen: I notice that you
have passed a rule requiring each
. candidate running in the primary
election, to sign a statement that
he will in the state election uncon
ditionally support the nominees of
the primary election. In making
such a “Kule.” I think you made
a mistake for the following rea
sons.
1. A man belonging to another
party that will take part in a
Democratic primary in order to
injure the Democratic party will
not hesitate to sign such a state
ment. For a man that will play
false in one thing will play false
in two things.
2. The right kind of a man
nominated by the Democratic
party of our county need not fear
but what he can be elected to of
fice by a majority vote of free
men; he needs no gag rule to con
script votes from unwilling voters.
3. If a man’s moral defects
are so glaring that men of his own
party will not vote for him unless
forced to do so, under the power
of the party lash, he is unworthy
of the office, and hss election will
be a disgrace to the party that
elects him. So the right kind of
a candidate don’t need the rule,
and the wrong kind ought not to
have it.
4. Such a rule is calculated to
weaken instead of strengthen the
Democratic party. I am glad to
say that , majority of our Demo
cratic voters are Christian gentle
men, who stand for honor, purity,
and sobriety, and believe in a free
ballot, and an upright govern
' ment. Such men will never sub
mit to a rule that will force them
to unconditionally suport the tick
. et—that will make them vote for
i a dirty, drunken yellow dog, even
> if said dog has got the party collar
on him. If this rule must be ob
served by every man that votes in
the primary election you will find
a large percent of good Democrats
that will not vote in the primary
election. But it may be said, that
, such a pledge will not be required
of the voters. Why then make
the candidates an exception to the
general rule, unless it be to help
some and cut out others.
Two years ago 1 pledged my
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