Published Weekly
1. F. CRAIG, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Entered at the post office at Newark,
Ark., as second class mail.
Lesson For Newark
From the War
The great European war
ought to teach the world many
lessons and they will not all
be lessons concerning the pow
er of explosives or the resist
ance of armor-plate. Many of
these lessons will have to do
with the arts of peace. And
one of them, at least, has di
rectly to do with this town.
The lesson is this: One may
well wonder what would be
the fate of any nation whose
armies went into battle as a
mere crowd of individuals,
without leaders, without a
plan and without having in
view a definite achievement.
There are a lot of peo
ple in Newark who would
honestly like to see this town
a good town. They do not
lack public spirit. Individually
they have all the elements that
make a town prosperous and
pleasant; but they lack cohe
sion.
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i nej' seem to mins mat
speaking well of the town is
enough. It is a lot. It is a lot
better than kicking. But there
is not only a lot to be said for
this town, but a lot to be
DONE for it. We all know
what this town needs. Any
man can sit down and in five
minutes figure out a lot of
things this town ought to have.
But men will have to get to
gether to bring them to pass.
That is what cohesion is.
This is what is meant by hav
ing not only a wish but a plan
and an aim to achieve. And
the thing to do in any town
that wants to make the most
of itself is to get behind the
board of trade or whatever
the local commercial organi
zation may be called and lift.
Of course we haven’t got one
in Newark, but that is no in
dication that we don’t need
one. In fact we should get
busy and organize one just as
quick as we can. It will take
IL some work to start it, and
U some bone and brain labor to
a keep it going.
e But it will be pleasant labor
v* and labor that to some extent
e brings its own reward. No
Vc man, no normal man at least,
* wants to be a hermit. He
•jf wants to associate with his
^oa&?J!pws. How can he be as
81osociated with them better than
asin some effort to make this a
tJ .Sebetter town for us all?
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e Of course everybody can’t
ndigree with the newspaper, but
5T<he difference in folks is simp
in y this: Some can disagree
i dth the newspaper pleasant
Th and fairly, while others get
P^L/bwnbunktious and have to
ffijaivcave a big pop-off ev
. .‘.’’-d'y time the paper expresses
' i ti opinion that doesn’t suit
&nem. There’s a big differ
ing 'e in folks, too, if you’ll
ik about it a minute,
nfirp County Record.
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ofhy not have concrett
est* all over the town, water
cQs, electric lights, nice wel
pnj homes and beautiful lawn;
}ci over Newark? Nevvarf
,-thy be made a veritable beau
-*• , .^ot—the prettiest town or
>irWhite River Road—if oui
, ,ns really want it to bt
*»‘i But do we ?
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^ it.don’t believe there i;
\ ^**n growing strawberries
^ 1 .n giv-'—e “>■" ---
‘la people of Judsonb
e $130,000 that was
, to that town this yeai
! ^ rawberry crop. .
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$ ' Newark needed an
l. sa.»d of Trade it is
*r are lots of live
jjfou—trade in less
re
Kjwns than Newark.
next note
1 may be shorter,
I probably not be
A USELESS WASTE
When we buy at 20 cents a
pound a strip of bacon or a
ham that we might raise at
home for 5 cents a pound,
what Incomes of the 15 cents
a pound difference? The man
who grew the meat and the
middlemen get it you say?
Quite true, but in so far as
you and I are concerned, does
n’t this 15 cents a pound rep
resent waste? Might we not
as well throw the money in the
lire and be done with it?
Then how about the fellow
who buys canned stuff instead
of getting it from his own gar
den and orchard; who buys
corn, hay, lard, syrup, and
even butter? This is pitiful
waste—waste that has too
long held the South in bond
age to the supply merchant
and the farmers of the North
and West.—Progressive Farm
er.
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GIRL DRAGGED TO DEATH
Ozark, June 5.—Bessie, the
seven-year old daughter of
Benjamen Williams, a farmer
living four miles east of Ozark,
met a horrible death this morn
ing when, with her foot caught
in the harness, she was drag
ged through a barbed wire
fence bv a frightened mule.
She was riding the mule to the
field and had stopped at a
gate. The mule began to
graze and the girl’s brother
jerked at the mules bridle.
The animal reared and the
little girl was thrown from its
back, but her* foot caught in
the harness. The mule ran
down beside a barbed wire
fence, dragging the girl, and
finally broke through the fence
The child was so badly injur
ed that she died at 4:30 this
I afternoon.
$10,000 FOR HOT SPRINGS
Hot Springs, June 5.—Dr.
William Parks, superintendent
of the Hot Springs Reservation
was notified today by the
United States Department of
the Interior that $10,000 is
available for improvements.
The announcement was made
also that an additional appro
priation for further improve
ments would also be made in
the near future. The $10,000
will be used to improve the
walks, the drives, and bridges
on the reservation.
AUDIT OF STATE
AUDITOR COMPLETED
Little Rock, June 7.—After
56 days work, I. F. Thomas,
accountant employed by the
legislative committee auditing
accounts of State departments,
today completed his work in
the auditor’s office, and was
ready to begin auditing the
books in the office of Secre-1
tary of State. The report on 1
the State auditors office will
be made in a couple of days,
and the committee then will
make its report, which prob
ably will be submitted to Gov.
Geo. W. Hays the latter part
of this week or the first of
next.
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YOUTH OF 18 IS
SHOT TO DEATH
Rison, .June 4.—Marvin Ter
ry shot and killed Homer Pat
ton last night at a party at the
the home of C. C. Bolins, four
miles south of here in the To
ledo neighborhood.
Terry claims self-defense.
No one saw the tragedy. Sher
iff Haskins was soon on the
scene and Terry was brought
here to await trial. The two
men, Terry and Patton, were
last seen leaving the house.
Terry used a pistol, the ball
entering the right chest. Both
are about 18 years old.
PEN POPULATION
CONTINUES TO GROW
The population of the Ark
ansas penitentiary increased
20 during the month of May,
according to a report of the
State Penitentiary Commission.
May 1, there were 1,270
prisoners, and on June 1, 1.84.
Forty-nine were received and
35 discharged during the
month. The population June
1, was divided as follows:
Black males, 806, black fe
males 28. white males 450.
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BIG MONEY IN ONIONS
Pine Bluff, June 8.—H. W.
Slaughter and J. W. Holt, ex
pect to derive $300 from one
third of an acre of Bermuda
onions, which they are grow
ing this year. They will har
vest 126 bushels, which they
are selling at the rate of four
cents per pound, 57 pounds to
the bushel. At this rate onions
will net the grower $500 an
acre.
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POLITICS BUBBLING
Newport, June 6.—The po
litical pot is beginning to boil
in this county. A. B. Drum
mond of this city has announ
ed for county treasurer and J.
S. Pennington of Grubbs for
assessor.
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GET RID OF FLEAS
A correspondent to Farm &
Ranch says common e salt
sprinkled around the place will
drive fleas away.
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The Journal for Job Printing
FINE FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale, a tract of
150 acres of the finest land in
Big Bottom, lying between
White and Black rivers near
Jacksonport and convenient of
access to that place. Sixty
acres of land in Cultivation, is
the most fertile and produces
more stuff than any land in
Big Bottom. Fine cane pas
ture of 350 acres under good
new woven wire fence, and
will support several hundred
head of stock the year round.
More than 1.000 bearing pe
can trees on the place. About
100 acres of this place is sus
ceptible of cultivation and
when cleared and put in cul
tivation, which can be done at
an expense of $10 per acre,
the land is easily worth $60
an acre. Can be bought now
for $18 per acre.
HENDERSON REAL ESTATE
COMPANY
H. E. Hawthorne, Mgr.
Newark, Arkansas
Who Has Lived
Here the Longest?
We would like to know who
has lived longest in Independ
ence county. Write us a let
ter, if you are an old resident,
and tell us some facts about
your early days. We will pub
lish the letters from the oldest
residents. We wish tn secure
as many interesting facts as
possible. The publication of
one incident will remind other
old timers of other incidents,
so let the letters come.
To the person showing the
longest continuous residence
in the county, absence of less
than one year, or service in
the army not counted against
the pioneer, we will send the
Journal free for the remaind
er of his or her life. To the
second oldest pionerr we will
send the paper for five years
free, and to the third, one
year free.
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LOG CRUSHES WORKMAN
Cotton Plant, June 4.—Pat
Johnson, 22, log hauler, who
resides at Marianna, was kill
ed near Inman, yesterdaj
when a log rolled from a wag
on and crushed his head. He
is survived by his wife, and
his father and mother.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The Independence county
Teacher’s Institute will be held
at Batesville next week, be
ginning Monday the 14th.
The institute will lie conducted
by Prof. V. L. Webb.
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printing promptly done by
The Journal.
SUMMER NORMAL OPENS
Conway, June 7.—More j
than 150 students have arriv
ed to attend the summer ses-,
sion of the Arkansas State
Normal school which opened
here today. The attendance
this year is expected to out
strip that of any previous ses
sion. The attendance last
year reached 215, while this
year it is expected to reach
about 250.
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WOMAN SHOO TS HERSELF
Texarkana, June 5.—Des
pondency because of ill health
is assigned for the suicide of
Howard, wife of J. C.
Howard, a barber, here last
night. Mrs. Howard shot her
self through the head^ with a
38-caliber revolver. She was
30 years old and is survived
by two small children besides
her husband.
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