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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNT Y, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919
VOL. 18, NO. 41
NATION-WIDE PROHIBITION LAW IS NOW A CERTAINTY
Thirty Five States Have Already Ratified National
Prohibition Amendment and Three Others
Will Follow Today, Making Two More
Than is Neccessary For Adoption
Legislatures of 35 states'—
one less than the required
three-fourths—have ratified
the prohibition constituitonal
amendment.
Several legisaltures are ex
pected to take action today
with a probable race between
Nebraska, Missouri and Minne
•ota, as to which will be thirty
sixth on the list.
Rutificat:on was completed
Wednesday by the legislatures'
i f Iowa, Colorado, Oregon,
New Hampshire and Utah,
making a total of 12 in two
days.
The amendment becomes ef
fective one year from the date1
of its final ratification. Ad
ditional legislation by Congress
is necessary to make it opera- i
tb/e and ground work for this ■
has been laid. This legislation
will prescribe penalties for vio
lations of the amendment and
determine how and by what
agencies the law shall be en-,
forced.
If ratification is completed
this month, many officials
believe the country will be
come permanently “dry” next
July 1, the date on which the
special war-time prohibition
recently enacted by Congress
goes into effect. This law pre
vented the manufacture and
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Is Champion Corn
Grower in State
EARLE BEST
sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force
until the demobiliaztion of the
nation’s armies is completed.
There is at this time no
question as to the ratification
of the amendment, and it can
be stated a certainty that
the United States will be a
prohibition nation on July 1.
When you want insurance
of any kind see E. G. Magness.
The iwnrv with
money does not
fenv adversity
nor poverty.
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Poverty in old age slowly but surely ap
proaches every man who spends all he earns and
drifts into merciless debt.
While you have EARNING POWER open a
bank account. Your bank book will be guiding
light which will steer you away from failure and
poverty. You only need to open a bank account;
accumulating money will then be easy. Try it!
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
FITH LIBERTY LOAN j
WILL COME APRIL 6
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Will Be Launched on Second
Anniversary of Declara
tion of War
Washington, Jan. 14.—Op
ening of the fifth Liberty loan
campaign April 6, the second
anniversary of the declaration
j oi war against Germany is
; under consideration by treas
ury officials, but no decision
has been reached. The third
Libel ty loan drive started Ap
ril 6, 1918, the first anniver
sary. It is planned to have the
campaign to run for three
weeks and to ask for between
live billion and six billion dol
lars. Whether the interest
iata will be higher than the
4 1-4 per cent borne by the last
issues depends partly upon the
movement of the market price
l Liberty bonds during the
next two months. The bonds
w ill be of 'hort maturity in the
neighborhood of five years.
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
MAKES BEST RECORD
Earle Best of Dota Wins State j
Championship For the
Second Time
For the fourth consecutive
time an Independence county
boy has produced the banner
acre of corn in the state.
The state record for 1918
was made by Earle Best of Do
ta who produced 106 1-2 bush
els of corn on one acre.
This makes the second time
that young Best has earned
the title of champion corn
grower in Arkansas. In 1915
he made 108 3-4 bushels on
one acre, and gained the state
championship.
In 1916 Dillard Wyatt cf
j Rosie carried off the honors
: with a production of 117
bushels from one acre.
Adler Carpenter of Magness
pi educed a new high record in
1917 by making a yield of 131
bushels of^corn on one acre.
I he yield produced last year
by Earle Best is the lowest
championship record made, but
106 bushels of corn on one
acre is a remarkably good
yield considering the weather
conditions which prevailed in
this section last summer.
These splendid yields of
corn speak well for the boys of
Independence county and show
w"hat can be done by modern
methods in corn growing.
Every larmer boy in the
; county should get in the corn
club this year and help boost
the production of corn in this
county.
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NOTICE
All parties who have seed
at our gin or who owe us for
ginning are requested to come
and remove or sell seed at
once and pay for ginning. Price
of seed is going down.
3t NEWARK GIN CO.
42 DUROC JERSEYS
SELL FOR $14,180
Buyers from Thirteen States
Attend Auction of Fine
Hogs at Brinkley
Brinkley, Jan. 13.—At the
auction sale of Duroc Jerseys
today from the Eastern Arkan
sas Demonstration Farm 40
gilts and two males brought a
total of $14,180. H. F. Ingel
hart conducted the sale and
buyers were present from 13
states. Ten hcgs from the Gal
loway farm brought $885.
A big crowd gathered
around the arena here at 1
o’clock, when the sale began.
It is estimated that there were
200 buyers on hand. The hogs
old at pricer that ranged from
$100 to $1,800 each, an aver
age of $337.
The demonsarticn farm,
which is located near Brinkley
is owned by Parker C. Ewing
and Dr. W. M. Bruce.
ASK LEGISLATURE
TO PROTECT SHEEP
Movement to Reduce Dogs and
0
Increase Sheep Said to be
Gaining Favor
Little Rock, Jan. 14.—Any
movement that works for the
development of Arkansas is
certain to win recognition and
support of the people of the
state, and that is why the offi
cials of the State Food Admin
istration are confident the Leg
islature will acquiesce in what
now appears to be a state-wide
request for a law’ that will give
ample protection to the sheep
and goat industry.
Over eighteen months ago
State Food Administrator be
gan an investigation into this
feature. It did not take long
to ascertain from those who
had been raising sheep and
goats that “roaming” dogs and
“worthless curs” w'ere the gre
atest hindrance to successful
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
RE ELECTS OLD OFFICERS
At the annual meeting of
stockholder? of the First Na
tional Bank of Newark, held
last Tuesday, all the old of
ficers and directors were re
elected. A semi-annual divi
dent of 10 per cent was paid
the stockholders. This bank
has enjoyed a remarkably
prosperous year, having paid
its stockholders 20 per cent
divident in addition to carry
ing over about $700 as undi
vided profits.
Much credit for the splendid
showing made during the past
year is due the officers of the
bank, especially Cashier Jer
nigan and Assistant Cashier
Harrelson whose efficient
management of the affairs of
the bank has made this the
most successul year in the
bank’s history.
MOST REMARKABLE
FUNERAL HELD HERE
LEGISLATURE GETS
IN WORKING ORDER
Breaks all Records For Short
Time Consumed in the El
ection of Officers
The legislature convened at
Little Rock last Monday at
noon.
Senator II. L. Ponder of Wal
nut Ridge was chosen presi
dent of the Senate and Hon.
Clarence P. Newton of Little !
Rock was elected speaker of
the House. Hon. W. M. Thom
pson of this county who was a
candidate for speaker, with
drew from the contest and
made the nominating speech
placing Mr. Newton’s name be
fore the House for speaker.
The first measure introduc-1
ed in either house was a joint1
resolution by Mr. Doyle of I
Lawrence ratifying the propos
ed amendment to the federal
constitution for nation-wide
prohibition. The resolution
for ratification was adopted
by the House by a vote of 92
to 2, W. W. Moore of Newton
county and Emmet Vaughan
of Prairie county voting again
st ratification. The Senate
voted unanimously for ratifica
tion, the vote being 32 to 0.
Among the most important
measures introduced during
the week are the following:
S. B. No. 1 (Hartje)—For
the support and maintenance
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Four Children of One Family
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Are Buried at Same Hour
This Afternoou
The saddest funeral in the
history of Newark was held
this afternoon at the Methodist
church, when services were
held at the same hour over the
four children of Mr. and Mrs.
|9am Williams of Paroquet.
Each of the four children
died of influenza and their
death removes every child
from the family, the only re
maining members of this once
happy family being Mr. and
Mi's. Williams.
The first death occurred
Monday when Viola, a little
girl died. Two others, Mar
tha and Ethel, died on Tues
day, one about 4 o’clock in the
morning and the other at five
in the afternoon. The* fourth
child, Sam, a bright little fel
low7, three years of age, died
this morning about 4 o’clock.
The remains of the four chil
dren were shipped to Newark
for burial and this most sad
and remat^able funeral was
held at the Methodist church
this afternoon, Rev. E. A. Horn
conducting the services. The
remains were buried at Blue
Springs.
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SWINE GROWERS TO MEET
The Independence County
Swine Growers’ Association
will meet in the Court house at
Batesville Saturday, January
18, at 1:30. All members are
urged to attend this meeting.
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tools.
We have the B. F. Avery line of
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| makes no difference if you want a one-horse gar
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| If you cannot come in and see the
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j Be sure and see our Southern Queen, in the walker
2 and the pivot axle in the rider.
A Trial Will Convince You
THEY CANT BE BEAT AT ANY PRICE
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas