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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921
VOL. 21 IfO. 9
BABY BOY IS FOUND
DEAD NEAR SWIFTON
Child's Stepmother is Suspect
ed of Murdering Baby
Near Swifton
Swiften, June 8.—A two
and-a-half year old baby was
found dead in the yard of its
father’s home, about four
ivi'.-i west of Swifton, yester
day about noon by his step
mother. Examinations bj Dr.
G. A. Causey showed that the
child’s neck had been dislocat
ed and that the body had
been severely bruised about
the spine and head. The step
mother of the baby is suspect
ed of being complicated in the
case.
A coroner’s jury investigat
ed the case early this morn
ing and returned a verdict
“that the Milliken baby came
to its death from a eahse un
known to the jury.”
Later officers who were fa
miliar with the case and hear 1
the testimony, caused a sec
ond hearing to be called for
two o’clock this afternoon, the
* results of which will be an
nounced later, it. being
thought the investigation of
evidence would consume sev
eral hours. Mrs. Milliken tes
tified that both she and h< r
step-child were in the yard,
when she returned inti* the
House. Later, when she went
back to get the baby, she
found him laying in the yard
with a dislocated neck and,
verely bruised about the body.
She called in seme neighbors
who in turn notified the au
thorities.
Not much credence is given
the story told by the woman,
however, and it is said ha*
the woman is suspected of
having murdered the child, a_
no reason or cause of its death
otherwise has been advanced.
Mr. Milliken, it is reported,
divorced his first wife some
time ago and about four or
fh weeks ago married his
second wife. No family quar
rels have been known to exist
between the two. They liv
on the Winemiller farm four
%
miles west of Swifton and are
not generally kn wn in that
section of the country.
MERCHANTS PLAN
BUSINESS STIMULANT
Newport, June 8.—Newport
merchants and business men
are busy planning and work
| ing for the first trades day
{for Newport, to be held on
iJune 18. Advertising matter
I ;s be ing sent throughout the
county heralding the event
and bargains to be offered in
every line of business. Many
amusement features are also
> inaugurated. Ball games
and other features, as well as
prizes, will go to make up the
dftv’;- pleasure and benefit as
well. Tom W. Johnson, J. N.
Lewis and S. Heinemann have
the pleasure part of the day in
' charge. The merchants have
also made arrangements to
run the picture shows continu
ous Saturday afternoon which
” iil Pe free to the country
i people.
CAUSED HIM TO FAIL
"Isee Old Fogy has failed
in business,” remarked the
grouch.
“How did it happen?” ask
ed his friend.
“Too much advertising,” re
■ plied the wise guy.
“But he never advertised,”
protested the Grouch.
“NO, but his competitors
did,’ replied the wise Guy..
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HOWARD CRAIG
Howard is dead.
Oh, God! It seems impos
sible !
That red-blooded, bright
faced, keen eyed, typical Am
erican boy, who was always,
everywhere, bubling ever with
the joy of living.
It does not seem possiblc
that he could be dead.
And yet almost with his
arms around “Daddy’s” neck,
and with the sound of “Dad
dy’s” name hardly off his lips,
his little life went out Tues
day evening, leaving not only
“Daddy” and “Mamma’ but
the entire family and his many
friends standing aghast, dumb
founded, and with bleeding
hearts.
He was puny Saturday, and
his favorite physician was
called, but did not think his
iliness was serious. Sunday
he developed symptoms of ap
pendicitis and in spite of the
best efforts of two physicians
who gave him almost constant
and continuous attention, he
grew steadily worse until
death resulted.
Eternal optimist that he was,
he never murmured, was nev
er discouraged, and even
through his last hours of in
tense suffering his mind was
clear and he was confident of
victory.
Tc those of his family and
friends who knew him best,
his remarkable spirit of op
timism, his ability to radiate
sunshine, his inexhaustable
fund of boyish wit, his abso
lute fearlessness and his manly
and courteous conduct, at
home, in school, on the play
ground and on the street,
stand out as characteristics
that are a monument to his
memory, budded by his own
hands and in his own way.
Funeral services were con
ducted at the home Wednes
day evening by Rev. M. B.
Umsted of Newport and al
though the little body was
tenderly and reverently laid to
rest in Blue Springs cemetery,
the spirit of Howard will re
main as a sacred memory to
his family and to many of his
friends.
NEW SECRETARY FOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Newport, June 8.—It has
been ann unced through the
Chamber of Commerce that
Frank L. Whitman, field rep
resentative of the American
Legion, has been appointed
and accepted the secretary
ship of the Chamber of Com
mrce of this city. The new
secretary is to take charge of
the office July 1 to succeed
f . L. Russ, who enters other
fields of business.
WHORTON ARNOLD
Whorton Arnold, a former
citizen of Newark, died Tues
day at his heme in Reward,
Cali., following a prolonged
illness.
Mr. Arnold veas born and
1 eared in Newark and has
many friends here who will
regret to learn of his death.
FORMER NEWARK
MAN KILLS SELF
No Reason is Known For Rash
Act of Man Who Former
ly Resided Near Here
Van Browning who former
ly resided near Newark and
was well known here killed
himself at Tulsa, Okla., last
Friday by swallowing carboli •
acid.
Browning had been living
for some time at Okeemah,
Okla., and at the time of his
death had started back to
Arkansas. According to word
received here he had gone to
Fort Smith, Ark., and then
back to Tulsa, where it is sa:d
he purchased a ticket to New
port.
After buying a ticket he
left the station, and went out
in town to a drug store where
he is supposed to have pur
chased the drug wjiich he lat
er drank.
Going back to the station
he went into the toilet and
swallowed the poison. Per
sons in the waiting room of
the station noticed the man
staggering as he returned and
called the attention of an offi
cer. Examination revealed
that he was in a serious condi
tion and an ambulance was
summoned immediately to take
him to a hospital. The drug,
however, had already taken
effect and Browning died be
fore reaching the hospital.
The remains were brought
here for burial, arriving Sun
day, and were interred at Blue
Springs cemetery, Rev. G. L.
Fink conducting funeral serv
ices.
« PAROQUET ITEMS «
Paroquet, June 8.—We are
having fine weather and
crops are looking fine since
the rain.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Moody
are attending the teachers in
stitute at Batesville this week.
Eyaline Allen made a shop
ping trip to Newark Friday.
Mrs. Stella Wilson of Jud
sonia has moved to to our city
for the summer.
Jesse Grosser of Newark
spent Friday here squirrel
hunting.
John Parks anil Etta Yaney
spent Staurday evening at
Newark shopping.
Martin Dry spent Sunday at
Magness with friends.
C. P. Vaughan of Sulphur
Rock was looking over his
farm here Friday.
Mrs. C. B. Brannon of
Batesville spent Friday here
visiting relatives.
B. R. Clark attended the
funeral of Van Browning at
Newark Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brannon
of Newark spent Friday here
visiting their daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Wayman.
B. R. Clark made a business
trip to Newark Monday.
S. F. Johnson of Logan
township was looking after
his family here Monday.
Cal Woolsby made a busi
ness trip to Newport Satur
day. , ji
{ROAD ENGINEERS
GET A HEARING
Case of Dickinson & Watkii.s
of Little Rock is Being
Heard in Court
The Spring term of Chan
cery Court convened in Bates
\ille Tuesday morning with
Chancellor Lyman F. Reeder
presiding. Among the im
portant cases that will be
heard are three suits filed by
Dickinson & Watkins, civ'l
engineers of Little Rock,
against Oscar O. Wright, tax
collector, and the commission
ers of Road Districts Nos. 1,
3 and 4, in which t^ie plain
tiffs seek to Recover the full
amount cf their claims for
services as civil engineers for
the several road districts of
this county, amounting to $1^ -
31)0.76.
County Judge Gray at the
April term of County Court
r* fused to allow these claims
on the ground that the charg
es were excessive, and allow
ed the plaintiffs the sum of
$4,750. The acts creating these
road districts were repealed
by the last session cf the leg
islature and the charges are
for the preliminary survey
and estimate done on the
work. Wallace Townsend of
Little Rock is representing
Dickinson & Watkins, and Me
Caleb & McCaleb, Ira J. Ma~
theny and S. C. Knight are at
torneys for the road commis
sioners.
CARPENTER-EVANS
Estel Carpenter and Miss
Viola Evans, popular young
people of Magness were mar
ried Monday at noon at the
home of Squire and Mrs. M.
E. Burt near Magness, Squira
"hut officiating.
BABY FALLS IN TUB
OF WATER, DROWNS
Three-Year-Old Daughter of
Swifton Parents Drowns
in Wash Tub
Swiften, June 8.—The little
three-year-old daughter <5*£
Mr. and Mrs. Will Romine fell
into a tub of rainwater at her
parents’ home three miles
southeast of Swifton late yes
terday afternoon and was
drowned before aid came. It
seems that the child’s mother
had gone into the house for a
few minutes, leaving the girl
baby playing in the back yard.
The heavy rain which fell
here yesterday afternoon had
filled the tubs placed under
the roof and it was into one of
these that the child fell,
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CHILD WELFARE
EXAMINATIONS
The following is a list of the
scores made by children under
the age of six at the child wel
fare test made by Miss Sallie
Crow, the County Health
Nurse, on Friday and Satur
day of last week.
The totla number cf child
ren who were examined was
115, 105 of the number were
under the age of 6 years and
the remaining ten were six or
a few months past.
Twc children scored 99.5;
four scored 99; ten, 98; six,
97; ten, 96; twenty, 95; ten,
94; sixteen, 93.1; ten, 92; six,
91; four, 90; two, 89; three,
88; one 87; two 86.
Mary Pickford is coming to
Newark. Watch for dates in
next week’s paper.
Mary Pickford
The World’s Greatest
Motion Picture Star
Coming to Newark
IN ONE OF HER GREATEST PICTURES
“DADDY LONG LEGS”
A SCREEN MASTERPIECE
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
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