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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 14, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 29
THE BOODLE DEVELOPMENTS
Rumors That Attempts Have
Been Made to Bribe Pu
laski Grand Jurymen
There are rumors that another
sensation will be uncovered when
the Pulaski county grand jury re
convenes next Monday to resume
the hoodie investigation. These
rumors are to the effect that cer
tain parties have attempted to
bribe members of the grand jury.
The Democrat says these rum
ors have been talked on the streets
for several days, but they have
been so intangible there were no
grounds to warrant their publica
tion. The Democrat, however,
sent a note to J. II. Steed, one of
the grand jurors, whom, it is al
leged. was given S'Jo by another
member of the jury to vote against
returning an indictment against
< ook. Steed is said to have given
the money to Prosecuting Attor
ney Rhoton. Steed was asked to
•either affirm or deny the report,
but declined to do so.
Mr. Rhoton was asked about it
but lie also declined to affirm or
deny the report, but said that
when the grand jury reconvened
next Monday they will make a
thorough investigation of all mat
ters pertaining to the investigation,
direct or indirect.
It is understood that this matter
will be sifted to the bottom, ami
that if efforts have been made to
tamper with the grand jury, they
will be brought to light. It is ex
IK'cted that there will be some son
''at'eu^l developments when the in
vestigation is resumed. Another
matter will probably lie taken up,
the disposition on the part of some
members to talk too much on the
outside of the grand jury room.
In fact, there are several matters
that will make the situation lively.
CROP REPORT.
'Fhe government bureau’s crop
report for Arkansas for tiie week
ending July 1" says the tempera
ture was below normal with fre
quent showers, which in many sec
tions were excessive. As a result
little farm work was done. Cot
ton is making a fair growth and in
collie sections is going too much to
weed and making very little fruit:
chopping has not yet been com
pleted and the crop is badly in
need of cultivation. Early corn
has generally been laid by and is
doing fairly well; the late planted
is needing cultivation. Some oats
and wheat were injured in the!
shock by rain. Irish and sweet
potatoes are generally good. Hay
is excellent but owing to wet
weather little has been cut. Ap
ples continue to drop and a light
crop of inferior quality is indicat
ed. There is some complaint of
peaches dropping but the indica
tions are for a fair to good crop
of medium quality.
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ELMO UNION 831.
Dear Editor: 1 will try to
wrile a line or two from this part
of Independence county on our
Farmers Union. We are getting
along nicely with a membership
numbering 1 think this is the
grandest move ever instituted for
the farmer. I believe the Farm-1
ers Union has come to stay. We
have the Grange, Alliance and
Wheel before us, as beacon lights
pointing out the breakers and by
that means we can steer clear.
There never was a time when
farmers needed organization a*
bad as they need it now. Think
my friends, for a moment how
hard we are working, not only
ourselves, blit our wives and little
ones, to make our crop of cotton.
Think for another moment that
the speculators and gamblers are
today selling the product of our
labor without our consent. When
we get down to justice they have
the same right to come into our
lot and say what our mule or horse
is worth and take it, as they do
our cotton. We must organize in
order to control the price of our
product. It is not our aim to an
tagonize any body, but we want
half the say: we want the right to
say what our stuff is worth. Now
the question that stares us in the
face is simply this: Will we lix
ourselves to do business in a busi
ness like way' 1 believe we will
try and will succeed in destroying
the present gambling in cotton
and we will know then what we
are going to get for our cotton.
Success to the Union.
Fraternally,
• I. F. McCt lSTON.
SAYS COVINGTON IS O. k.
To The Newark Journal.
Since Covington has been tried
and acquitted on the charge of
bribery, what right have the peo
ple to be howling around that they
think him guilty' I think it is all
wrong. It might leave a stain on
the gentleman's character.
-lake says that, after reading the
evidence any man with a thimble
full of brains would know he was
guilty: and that the jury believed
him guilty, but according to the
judge’s instructions they couldn't
do anything but clear him. lie
thinks the whole thing a farce.
He says according to the judge’s,
charge, two men could go out and !
kill a man and then come in and
one swear that the other killed
him, but unless they had other evi
dence to corroborate it he would
go scott free.
He wants to know what is the
use of a jury if the judge is going
to decide the case, and what is the
use of a judge who has to go to
some one else to tind out how to
charge the jury { Covington could
have given him all necessary in
structions without going to one of
his brother judges, who is a rela
tive of the man to be tried this
week an a similar charge.
But I tell him to go slow or he
might incriminate some one. I
think Covington (). K. It was
only a business transaction. The
people had sent him up there to
attend to their business, and six
dollars a day and the honor of be
ing president of the senate was
not enough for a man of his cali
ber, and if he could make a little
business transaction on the side
and take in a few thousand so
much the better for him. And so
far as the appropriation was con
cerned, that was all right. The
people are able to pay it, espec
ially the laboring class. And
what would an Arkansas State
house look like that didn’t cost
two or three million dollars'
No, the people who pay the tax
es have no right to be howling
around about it. Of course Sena
tor Covington is all O. K. and as
innocent as a babe.
Bats Bats.
Mritf T. W. Hulse.y has been
dangerously sick for the past few
days.
A daughter was born unto Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Seward last Sat
urday.
Cncle Billie Best of the Dota
neighborhood, was in town Wed
nesday.
< )nal Martin and sister, Miss
(’ora, of Cord were in town Wed
nesday.
Miss Ida Xiekens of Newport
spent Wednesday in town visiting
friends.
R. R. Bnllington of Data was in
town with a fine lot of apples
Tuesday.
Mrs. Tabitha Cabler of Elgin is
spending a few days in town, vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. John Rodgers.
To the Farmers Littlefield
wants some country hams and law
con and will pay you the top price.
Quite a crowd of young folks
enjoyed a party at the residence of
.1. 1. Sturdivant Wednesday night.
T. M. Walden of Charlotte was
in town Monday with a wagon
load of fruits for which he found
ready sale.
Mrs. J. T. Miller and children
left Wednesday for Heber to
spend a week or two visiting the
lady's father.
Mrs. F. C. Hoyt and children
expect to leave Monday for Ilotch
kins, Colo., to spend the balance
of the summer.
Tom Bnllington and Luther
Pickens, two prominent young
men of the Dota vicinity, were in
our city Tuesday looking after
business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Propes left
yesterday nwirning for North Car
olina where they expect to spend
a couple of months visiting friends
and relatives.
Quite a number of the young
people attended the lawn party
and ice cream supper given by
Mr. and Mrs. T. ,J. Raney last
Thursday night, and all seemed to
enjoy themselves to the utmost.
For Sale—One live room one
story house, one five room two
story house and one eight-room
two-story house, a good well,
smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of them. I also
have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy do not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES.
Miss Sue Braden is visiting at
Beebe.
Joe Trimble was in our town
Monday.
.las! Huddleston of Sharp was in
town Monday.
George Nothern of Sharp was
in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Painter of
Pine Bluff came up last week to
be with the latter's sister. Mis
Mattie Harnett and remained until
after the funeral.
C. M. Howard of Sharp was in
our burg Saturday.
W. A- Rutherford of Batesville
was in town Monday.
Hus Leggett of Moorefield pass
ed through town Monday.
1). D. Whisnant of Logan town
ship was in town Tuesday.
Prof. M ill Jernigan of Char
! lotte was in town Saturday.
duo. Sims, one of Sharp’s lead
! ing merchants was in town 'Tues
day.
Rev. das. Brown filled his ap
pointment here Saturday and Sun
day.
L. 11. and Bert Pascoe of Bates
ville visited home folks here Sun
No weddings at Squire Ander
son’s Sunday. Wonder wlmt’s
the matter,
Miss Lila Sanders of Newport
came in Sunday evening to visit
home folks.
Tax assessing Tuesday and Wed
i nesda.y drew a good crowd of peo
^jde to town.
Ed Rodgers of Sharp and Win
field Jernigan of Charlotte were in
town Tuesday.
Bill Kinman of Newark was
showing his tine mule colt on mu
st reets Monday.
Mrs. Lee McArthur of the Big
Creek neighborhood was trading
in town Monday.
W. I). Gregory who has been
on the sick list for some time is
able to be out again.
Mrs. Florence Kinman of New
ark visited her parents at this
place Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brogden of
Black River township spent Satur
day night and Sunday in town.
Mr. and Mrs Hutchison and
their little grand daughter, Graee,
of Batesville, were in town Mon
day.
Mrs. Eva Cunningham went to
Batesville Saturuay and stayed till
Tuesday visiting her brother, (ieo.
Bevens.
Mrs. R. P. Bain and daughters
of Lmoke sf>ent Thursday night
in our city, on their way to Mobly
to visit Mrs. Bain's mother.
If you have any old Kennedy &
Magness beer checks O. L. Hoov
er wants them and will trade
matches for them. For further
information see W. S. Moore.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Plummerville, July 1<>.—Two
miles out from Plummerville, at
the home of Jonas Williams, two
boys, both negroes, were playing
with a gun, which, of course, was
not loaded, when it accidentally
fired, seriously if not fatally
wounding the smaller one, who is
about ten years old.
CARD OF THANKS.
Language cannot express m.v
j sincere thanks to the good people
of Newark, and the attending phy
sicians of Newark for their help
and kindness extended to us dur
I ing the last illness of my dear hus
j hand. May the blessings of God
abide with them evermore.
Respectfully
i (Mus.) Lke Millkk.
ANOTHER BOODLER ON TRIAL
Representative Geo. F. Chapline
of Monroe County on Trial
at Little Rock.
Little Rock, July 12. The sec
ond of the legislative “doodling’*
trials was called this morning at
1<> o’clock when Representative
(leorge F. Chapline of Monroe
county was arraigned before
'Judge E. \\ . Winfield in Pulaski
circuit court, in answer to an in
! dictnient brought against him by
the grand jury of this county on
i the charge of conspiracy in con
nection with the passage, during
the last general assembly, of the
j Cache river levee bill.
The cefendant is being repre
sented by M. J. Mann, of Claren
jdon; T. C. Trimble, Lonoke; J.
W. House and Murphy & Lewis
of Little Rock.
The state is represented by Pros
ecuting Attorney L. Rhoton, Jas.
A. Gray and 1). E. Bradshaw.
'Flic court room was fairly well
tilled with spectators and several
relatives of the defendant occupied
seats within the bar.
The entire forenoon and until
one o’clock in the afternoon was
taken up in the selection of a jury,
and the examination of witnesses
began at three o’clock. The jury
will be kept under strict surveil
lance as was done in the Coving
ton trial.
A NEW HAtiAZINE.
Frank I* Holland has made a.
signal success of Farm and Ranch
and we note with pleasure that on
August 1 he will begin the publi
cation of a new monthly periodi
cal, Holland's Magazine. * This
publication is to be a home maga
s zinc of high literary character de
| signed for a general circulation
throughout the South and South
west. At present no such a maga
zine exists. 'Fhe Southern and
Soutnwestern states should readily
support a first-class magazine of
the right quality and if the meth
ods pursued by Col. Holland in
making Farm and Ranch are indi
cative of those to be pursued in
the new magazine it certainly
ought to be a winner. His policy
of making good rather than mak
ing promises is fully exemplified
in the advance sheets of Holland’s
Magazine.
The subscription price of the
new magazine is si per year; with
this paper we can furnish both for
$1.75.
STATE NEWS ITEflS.
Thomas Maxwell, eight year*
old, was run over by a train in the
Iron Mountain yards at Van Bur
en Thursday night and killed.
Miss Olive Collins, a profession
al nurse, formerly of Warren,
Ark., attempted suicide at Mem
phis last Friday, because of a dis
pute with her lover.
-I. G. Goforth was electrocuted
at Hot Springs Saturday while
making repairs on the switchboard
in the Kastman hotel engine room.
More than 2,300 volts passed
through his body and he was dead
before a physician could arrive.
.lames Clark was struck over
the head with a water jug at Hot
Springs Friday evening, and re
ceived ugly scalp wounds. Clark,
it is alleged, made an insulting re
mark to a woman, who was carry
ing a jug, and she broke it over
' his head.