The Newark Journal
O. F. Craig, Editor.
Assessor’s Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
attend in person, or by deputy, at the
usual voting places in the various
townships in Independence county,
Arkansas, for the purpose of taking a
list of the personal property of each
resident of said township and t he per
capilia tax of such as are liable to pay
same for the year 1904, on the days
and dates specified below:
Washington township at Calaway’s
store Monday and Tuesday, June Cth
and 7 th.
Stubbs township at C'ushmao, Wed
nesday, June 8.
Union township Salt Peter School
House, Thursday, June 9.
Jefferson township J. P. Montgom
ery’s store, Friday, June 10.
» Gainsboro township, Mooretield, Sat
urday, June 11.
Gainsboro township, Sharp postof
fice, Monday’ June 13.
Gainsboro township, Ham’s school
house, Tuesday, June 14.
Ashley township, Brewer’s school
hyuse Wednesday, June 15.
’"Barren township, Gray's store,
Thursday and Friday, June 1(> and 17.
Black River township, Charlotte,
Saturday, June 18.^
► Black River township, Walnut
Groye^ Monday, June 20.
Black River township.iCord, Tnes
dav. June 21,
i Logan township, Logan school
house, Wednesday, June 22.
White River township. Sulphur
Rock, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
June 23, 24 and 25.
Greenbrier township, Desha, Mon
day, June 27.
Greenbrier township, Jamestown,
Tuesday anil Wednesday, June 28 and
29.
Relief township, Coverston school
hou«e, Thursday, June JO.
Liberty township, Floral, Friday,
July 1.
Fairview township, Pleasant Plains,
Saturday, July 2.
Fairview township, Pleasant Plains,
Monday, July 4.
Salado township, Salado, Tuesday,
July 5.
Salado township, Rosie. Wednesday,
July 6.
Christian township, Smith’s school
house, Thursday., July 7.
Christian township, Oil Trough,
Friday, July 8.
Oil Trough township, Elmo, Satur
day, July 9.
Big Bottom township, Newark, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, July
11, 12 and 13.
Ruddell township, Batesville,Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, July 14, 15
and lb.
And at my office in Batesville July
17 to 28, after which time all persons
failing to list will be subject to a pen
alty.
You must assess in person. Each
person will have to swear to his or
her assessment, and each person will
be required to give number of school
district. School Directors will please
furnish list of tax-j>ayer§ at precinct
on first day of assessment.
JAKE MAG NESS, Assessor.
Independence County, Arkansas.
Lodge Directory.
Newark Camp W.O.W. No. 288 meets
second and fourth Tuesday nights in
each month. E. II. Magness, O. C.;
O. F. Craig, Clerk.
Independence Lodge No. 2379 K. &
L. of H. meets first and tnird Monday
nights in each month. E. H. William
son, Protector; Mrs. Jennie Pascoe,
Reporter.
A. D. HOLLAND,
Dentist,
Newport, - Arkansas
J. T. MILLER,
Physician and Surgeon
Offioe Back of John Martin’s Store.
Residence Phone No. 03.
Office Phone .... No. 76.
CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED.
M. B. Owens F. M. Owens
OWENS & OWENS,
Physicians and Surgeons
Office adjoining
Sisk & Williamson
Magness Arkansas
DR, W. P. LAWTON
Offer* his proressional services to the
citizen? of Newark and vicinity.
Diseases of Women and Children
a specialty. Office in the Racket Store, j
eoce formerly the Jake Magness j
Arkansas State News
Brick Burned at Texarkana.
The two-story brick building at
i Texarkana, situated on the corner
of Broad and State streets, the
property of A. L. Ghio. was totally
j destroyed by fire. The building
was valued at $'<25,000, and insured
for only $0,000. Before their re
moval to Tyler, ten years ago, the
i Cotton Belt general offices were in
this building, and it was subse
quently used for several years by
the Kansas City Southern, and un
til a few months ago for its local
offices, passenger station and ticket
office. William Stuckey conducted
a saloon in one room of the build
ing, and sustained a total loss on
stock and fixtures, estimated at $4,
000. It wqs insured for $1,500.
The fire originated in a small res
taurant in the building.
Sunday School Work.
The general secretary of the Ar
kansas Sundav school association
has lust comnletod a tour of the
Northeastern part of the state and
reports increased interest in or
Jesse Clark Acquitted.
Jesse Clark, who shot and killed
Frank Griffin at the latter's home in
North Little Lock December 3,
1903, was acquitted by a jury in Pu
laski chancery court on the 1st inst.
Clark was a boarder at the home of
Griffin, and had been warned by the
latter to seek another residence. Af
ter removing his personal effects
Clark returned to the Griffin home
and was talking to members of the
family, when Griffin, under the in
fluence of liquor, came in. A fight
was started by Griffith assaulting
Clark, which ended by Clark shoot
ing Griffin through the heart.
Claims He Was Buncoed.
G. II. Nearv, a visitor at Hot
Springs from Webb City, Mo.,
claims that he was fleeced cu^t of
$1,200 by J. II. Melville and a con
federate. Neary's loss is due to a
desire to get some of the coin of the
realm of the Hot Springs pool rooms
on what he was led to believe was a
cinch. He claims that Melville took
him into his confidence on n wire
tapping scheme, whereby his $1,200
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Judf e H. G. Bunn, Chief Justi e Arkan: as Suprern < o r., now dangerously sick
ganizcd Sunday school work all over
the state, and that letters of inquiry
about organization are being re
ceived from counties heretofore un
organized. During the last trip
Mr. Long, the secretary, perfected
county organizations in Lawrence,
Clay and Greene counties.
Retail Lumbermen Organize.
A number of prominent retail
lumber dealers met at Little Hock
last week and organized the Arkan
sas Association of Retail Lumber
Dealers. The association was or
ganized for the purpose of protect
ing the retail dealers and making a
fight against the shipment of lum
ber direct to the consumer by the
jobbers and manufacturers. 'The
following officers were elected:
President, Clarence M. Dickinson.
Paragould; vice president, J. M.
| Tenney, Fort Smith; secretary, F.
I P. Schilling, St. Louis; treasurer,
J. 0. Burgess, Newport.
New Factory to Be Established.
A company whose principal stock
I holders are Hot Springs people will
mine a vein of Fuller’s earth a short
distance from Benton. It is stated
that the company will manufacture
chinaware, such as dishes, cups,
saucers, pitchers, etc., at their new
plant from a clay that is to be ship
' ped in from Pike county, a quantity
of which has been shipped north for
manufacturing purposes.
was to win $18,000, but it seems the
wires were never tapped nor the
money posted on the “good thing."
Saloon License Increase.
The Little Hock city council has
passed an ordinance increa-ing the
municipal saloon license from $300
to $900 per annum. The state and
county license amounts to $821,
federal license $23. which make- a
total of $1,740. The new ordinance
goes into effect January 1, 1903.
At present there are sixty-one sa
loons in Little Rock, hut it is be
lieved the increased license will
cause a number to go out of bus*
ness next year.
Killed Over Trivial Matter
Martha Hall and Ella Edwards,
negresses, living almut five miles
north of Morrilton. fell out over the
division of a nest of partridge eggs,
and as a result the Edwards woman
is dead and the other one is in jail
charged with murder. The Edwards
woman's death was due to a blow
on the head from a hoe.
Children Killed by Lightning.
Bertha Granger, 12 years old, of
Binghamton, Term., and Mary Wil
liams, aged 9, were killed by light
ning while at play under a tree near
the residence of Giles Williams,
father of one of the children, at
Edmondson in Crittenden county.
A patent on a washing machine
has berm issued to James C. McCul
ley of Eureka Springe.
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Approve of Law Enforcement.
At a mass meeting of negro citi
zens of I'ine Bluff, the following
resolutions commendatory of the
taw officers and citizens of Jefferson
county were adopted:
“Whereas, This community was
recently shocked by the receipt of re
liable information that a crime of
peculiarly atrocious character had
been perpetrated upon the person of
a white female by a negro degener
ate; and,
“Whereas, A lynching, the usual
sequel of such an occurrence, has
been prevented by the prompt and
decisive action of the legal authori
ties and the concurrence of senti
ment on the part of the best citizens
of this city and county. Therefore
we, the colored citizens of the city
of Pine Rluff, county of Jefferson,
deem it appropriate that we should
express our sentiments in ref*, 'erne
to the matter. Be it
“Resolved, That we tender to ! -
honor, Judge Grace, to Sheriff Gould
and other legal authorities and to
the good citizens of Jefferson county
our earnest thanks for their success
ful effort to carry out the law. pre
serve the public peace and to admin
ister justice in what we regard a- the
most who
nor: and,
some and effective man
“Whereas, It is a very coinin' ■
J opinion that colored men <>f an
I classes sympathize with the crimi
nals in such cases, and will do a i
in their power to shield thern 11• m
the just consequence- of their un
lawful and inhuman actions, we
hereby aver that -ueh is not the
case, and further as-*-rt that >u< h
svmpatliy is not felt when law!u 1
steps have been taken t<» identify the
party accused and he ha> been lairly
tried by a court of competent juris
diction. We ar* satisfied that in
the ease* referred to the accused was
granted all that he was entitled to
under the law of the state. The ef
fect of this precedent upon the right
thinking, conservative eolorcd men
of the state will doubtless lx? to as
sure them that, in case of such oc
currences, the law will be carried
out in the case of their race as it is
in the ease of one whose race both
makes and enforces the laws; there
fore,
“.Resolved, further, That so far
from sympathizing with the perpe
trators of such atrot ions crimes, we
regard them as the worst enemie- of
their own ra< •, and fully deserving
the penalties affixed to their crimi
nal and diabolical actions bv the
law of the land. We realize the fact
that nnl«— such outlaws are prompt
ly and severely punished there is no
safety for an unprotected female, be
she white «r black.’’
Business Houses Burned.
Fire broke out in Tom Harper’?
grocery store at Mulberry about
4:15 a. m. May 29, and destroyed
in rapid succession four of Mulber
ry's prominent business houses and
the greater part of their contents.
The greatest sufferers from the fire
are: Cuzort & MeGehee Company,
general merchants; stock, $9,000;
insurance, $1,000. Tom Harper,
groceries, $3,000; insurance, $1,
000. ('. ('. IVnderson, groceries;
stock, $2,000; building, $000; in
surance on stock, $1,000; on build
ing, $300. The Racket store, 6tock
owned bv Fay T. Chew, was a total
loss; no insurance. The damage to
the dry goods stock and building of
Wagner & Sons is estimated at $5,
000 or $0,000. The plate-glass win
dow in ihc Rank of Mulberry build
ing. just across the street, was brok
en by the heat of the fire, and not
a pane of glass in this building was
left intact.
Alleged Diamond Thief Arrested.
Mrs. Blanche Ryan, alias Mrs.
Tom Ray, who claims her horn® is
at El Paso, Tex., was arrested by
federal authorities at Little Rock
on the charge of stealing valuable
diamonds from a Mrs. Davenport
at Chihuahua, Mex. Mrs. Ray aQd
Ray, who is a gambler, have travel
ed extensively the past two months,
followed bv officers.
WnTProtect Visitor*.
St Louis, L,ne T-Tta Weta*
day club, CH.peratran *‘th the Hu
manity club, wiahe. to give publici
ty to the following:
In order to give a measure of pro
tection to women and girl? coming
to St. Louie during the time oi the
world'? fair, the following hove
Agreed either to provide lodging
houses for women or to guarantee
the respectability of certain lodg
ing which they will investigate, and
a list of which they will have on
hand at a definite address. The
ministers, prints an.l pastors of
the churches with which these or
ganizations are affiliated will send
to the various headquarters address
es of such of their parishioners as
will take lodgers. In this way lodg
ings in all parts of the city, of un
iinpcachahle character and uf mod
erate or low price, will he made
available. These organizations are:
The Travelers' Aid, Women's Chris
tian Association, 1314 Washington
avenue; the Queen’s Daughters, 111
\,,,rth Sixteenth street; the King's
Daughters, Host Room, world's fair
<H-oun!?; the Salvation Army,
southeast corner Eighth and Wal
nut -treefs; the Evangelical Luth
eran City *!i”ion Society, 1101
Market street J *’ :
Wiil Show Them a Good Time.
Citizen- of li«»t Spring- are pre
paring to show the delegates to the
coining . iuncratic state convention
a d time. Over $1,500 ha- been
rased hv the entertainment com
mittee. A grand ball has been ar
ranged and the program includes
many . ial features unknown in
the isistorv of past political conven
tions.
Fostoffice Clerk in Trouble.
Chauneev W>lch, assistant po-t
nia-t* r at Ik-Vails Bluff, was arrest
oil bv two po-doflieo detectives on the
charge of taking money from relis
h-red letters. It is allowed Welch
was eaugltt through the scheme of
sending out a decoy letter contain
ing a marked bill. -_
Prominent Young Maa Killed.
Aliie Shelhy, a young white man
of Jackson county, died at Newport
from injuries received by being
thrown from a horse. Young Shel
by was a member of a well-to-do
family, and the l>est of medical skill
was employed to save his life with
out avail. <" %
BRIEF MENTION.
A mass meeting of the prohibi
tion party has been called, to con
vene at Little Rock on the 22(1 inst.
During a quarrel at a sawmill
near St. Joe, Searcy county, Oscar
Lundy, owner of the mill, killed
Louder MeGlasson, a fanner, by
j hitting him over the head with a
club.
X. B. Price, a prominent busi
ness man of Stuttgart and well
known over the state, died May 29
after an illness covering a period of
over a year. He was Go years of
age*
Col. Files has issued a can iot a
meeting of the populist state execu
tive committee, to meet in Little
Hock Jurle 3 for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the national
convention.
Gen. J. F. Smith, commanding
the first brigade, Arkansas division,
TJ. C. V., makes the following ap
pointments for the reunion at Nash
ville on the 14th, 15th and 16th of
June: Miss Alive Belle Wadley of
Hot Springs, to be sponsor; Miss
Maurice Larger of Mena, to he maid
of honor; Miss Florence Williams of
Hot Springs, to be maid of honor ;
Mrs. J. L. Wadley of H<*4 Springs,
to be chaperon.
Capt. J. M. Hudson of Pine
Bluff, an expert on crop conditions,
reports the cotton crop of Jefferson
and adjoining counties three weeks
behind the average season, and pre
dicts a short crop.
Miss Willie Patton, who has just
graduated from Peabody high school
at Little Bock, probably has the
best record of any former pupil in
the state. During her nine years
of school life she did not miss a
day and was not tardy a single time.