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The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, October 12, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 28
LIST OF PRIZES FOR
FARM CLUB MEMBER!
Substantial Prizes For Corn
Cotton, Pig and Peanut CluL
Members of This County
The following is a list o1
prizes to be awarded by Coun
ty Agent J. E. McKell for ex
hibits shown by the agricul
tural cdub members of the
county at the county agricul
tural exhibit to be held al
Batesville on Tuesday and
Wednesday. October 31 and
November 1.
For best all round record in
each club, including yield, his
tory of work, exhibit and prof
it, , a free trip to Little Rock
this fall to Annual weekschool.
CORN CLUB
Largest yield on one acre.
1st prize, $5; 2nd p’-ize, $4:
3rd prize, $3; 4th prize, $2;
5th prize, $1. Best ten ear ex
hibit. 1st prize, $4; 2nd prize
$4.50; 3rd prize, $3; 4th prize,
$2.50; 5th prize, $2; 6th prize,
$1.50; 7th prize, $1 ;1tth prize.
50 cents. For best kept record:
1st prize, $2; 2nd prize, $1.50;
3rd prize, $1; 4th prize, 50c.
To members of all the clubs
who make exhibit at the coun
ty exhibit, and submit their re
port in full, will be given a
beautiful club pin.
COTTON CLUB
Largest yield on one acre:
1st prize, $5; 2nd prize, $4;
2rd prize, $2.50; 4th prize, $1.
For best exhibit of one stalk,
10 open bolls, one pound of
seed cotton and one-half pound
.of lint.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, 2.
50; 3rd prize, $1.50; 4th prize,
41
Best registered boar.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, $3;
3rd' prize, $2.
'Best registered gilt over ten
months old.
1st prize. $4; 2nd prize, $3;
3rd prize, $2.
Best registered gilt under
ten months old.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, $3;
3rd prize, $1.
Best fat hog for market pur
\ poses.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, $3;
i 3rd prize, $1.
\ Best kept record book.
1st prize, $2; 2nd prize, $1.
Best daily gain on pig.
1st prize, $5; 2nd prize, $3.
1 Cheapest cost of production.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, $2.
For best hog in respect to
purpose it is to serve.
1st prize, $5; 2nd prize, $2.
50.
PEANUT CLUB
For largest yield on one
acre.
1st prize, $4; 2nd prize, $2.
50; 3rd prize, $1.
Best exhibit.
1st prize, $4; 2nd pi;ize, $2.
50; 3rd prize, $1.
This is a substantial list of
cash prizes, the money for
which has been contributed by
the business men throughout
the county-, and should encour
age the boys tand girls to take
a greater interest in this work.
OLDFIELD AND
WELLS TO SPEAK
Hon. W. A. Oldfield, Demo
crat, and G. W. Wells, Repub
lican. nominees for Congress
from the Second Congressional
District, will address the vot
ers at the following named
places and dates:
Mammoth Spring, Tuesday,
Oct. 17. 8 p. m.
Camp, Wednesday, Oct. 18,
10 a. m.
Salem, Wednesday, Oct. 18,
2 p. m.
Viola, Wednesday, Oct. 18,
8 p. m.
Oxford, Thursday, Oct. 19,
10 a. m.
Newberg. Thursday, Oct. 19,
2 p. m.
Melbourne, Thursday, Oct.
: 19. 8 p. m.
Ruddells, Friday, Oct. 20, u
i a. m.
Calico Rock, Friday, Oct. 20,
1 p. m.
Mountain View, Friday, Oct.
20, 8 p. m.
Marcella, Saturday, Oct. 21,
: 10 a. m.
Batesville, Saturday, Oct. 21.
1 p. m.
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| Journal.
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
THUS B ANK
'* ORGANIZED
UNDER AND
cqntroRlileb by
LAWS
SOME LOSE THRU THIEVES
SOME LOSE THRU FIRE
Some Lose >
THROUGH FOLLY’S LURES
BUT
A BANK ACCOUNT
WITH THIS STRONG BANK
SECURITY, SECURES
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dife
- tant points. They are payable .
anywhere and are SAFE.
JIMERSON WINNNER
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Officials Returns Give Jimer
son 117 Plurality Over His
Nearest Opponent.
Official returns from the
special primary held last Sat
urday for the purpose of nom
inating a candidate for county
judge to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death of Judge T. M.
Waldrip, show that J. H. Jim
erson of Sulphu^ Rock was
nominated over J. A. Wilf, his
nearest opponent, by a plur
ality of 117 votes.
Jimerson received 9&5 votes,
Wilf 868, and Holmes 86.
The complete vote by town
ships is as follows:
Townships
3
<t>
•-*
ce
O
3
Gainsbort)
Greenbrier
Hill _
Jefferson
Liberty
Magness
Oil Trough
Relief _
Rosie_
RuddeK
Salado_
Union _
Washington
White River.
Wycough _
33
o
w
Ashely-1 6
Barren___J 3
Big Bottom_217
Black River_' 51
Christian _; 9 93 0
Craig - 47 0 0
Cushman_ 25
Dota-1 29
19 0
23 0
11 1
2 0
1 4
3 0
Fairview -j 0 60 0
36 10 3
13 161! 5
0 22 0
l 12; l
0 96 1
Logan -: 37 0 0
66 28 1
34 53 1
1 16 0
12 66 0
147!115!59
9 52 2
7 0 4
29
134
72
24 4
r i
o o
Total_|985i868|86
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LITTLE ROCK YOUTH
KILLS JUNK DEALER
Little Rdck, Oct- 10.—Fred
Brewer, 57 years old, junk
dealer, who resides about one
quarter of a mile north of the
Arkansas Reform School, died
this afternoon at the couhty
hospital from a bullet wound
alleged to have been inflicted
by a .38 caliber revolver in the
hands of Noah Richmond, 23
vears old, reform school guard.
The shooting occurred this
morning in the presence of
Clarence Smith, 17 years old,
inmate at the reformatory.
Brewer was rushed to the
cpunty hospital.
Richmond is the son of Dr.
S. B. Richmond, physician at
the reformatory. He fled a
short time after the shooting.
The shooting followed a few
' words over a trade of Brewer
| with young Smith of some to
bacco for a pair of overalls.
Richmond, the guard, had gone
<o the Brewer home with young
Smith to see if the old man
would make the trade. Rich
mond criticised Brewer for
making these trades, which, it
is said, had been going on for
some time. Brewer became an
gry and, according to Dr. Rich
mond. picked up a stone and
started to hit Richmond, who
then drew his revolver and
shot, striking Brewer justabove
the hip, the bullet entering the
stomach and lodging in the in
, testines.
SMALLEST CROP OF
WHEAT IN 21 YEARS
A government report issued
last Monday, shows the wheat
crop for 1916 is the smallest
in 21 years.
The total yield is estimated
at 607,557,000 bushels. Last
year’s crop, which broke all
records, maounted to 1,011,
505,000 bushels.
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Trade with the merchants
who advertise in The Journal.
COMMUTE CONDEMNS
SLANDEROUS ATTACK
Socialist Attack Upon S. A.
Moore Branded as False by
County Central Committee
The Democratic County Cen
tral Committee met at Bates
ville Tuesday for the purpose
of canvassing the returns from
the special primary held last
Saturday.
The meeting was called to
! order at 2 o’clock p. m., by
Chairman J. B. Ketcherm and
upon roll call by Secretary W.
M. Thompson, the following
townships were found to be
represented.
Ashley, W. L. Ottinger.
Big Bottom, J. B. Ketehem.
Black River, Will "Duvall
proxy for T. J. Carter.
Christian, L. E. Ray.
Craig, Will Duvall proxy for
Lee Caldwell.
Dota, Sidney Pickens proxy
for M. L. Pickens.
Greenbrier, J. W. Searcy.
Hill, W. M. McKnight. * *
Logan, J. H. Fetzer.
Magness, O. F. Craig proxy
for W. W. Magness.
Oil Trough. J. M. Stephens
proxy for A. B. Pelley.
Rosie, Will Duvall proxy for
D. A. Wyatt.
Ruddell, first ward, S. M.
Bone; second ward, J. B. Mc
Caleb proxy for L. F. Reeder.
White River. Will Duvall.
Wycough, W. C. Sanders.
The chairman appointed
Sidney Pickens, O. F. Craig,
W. C. Sanders and S. M. Bone
as a committee to canvass the
returns and tabulate the vote
of the primary. After perform
ing this duty, the committee
submitted a report showing
that J. H. Jimerson had re
ceived 985 votes, J. A. Wilf,
868 and J. A. Holmes 86. On
motion of J. B. MoCaleb, Mr.
Jimerson was declared the
nominee and the chairman and
secretary instructed to certify
him as such.
A communication was filed
with the committee from S. A.
Moore, one of the nominees
for representative, asking an
investigation of the charges
made against him by W. P.
Detherow. Mr. M,oore’s letter
to the committee follows:
“To the Democratic County
Central Committee:
“A Circular headed “AN
OPEN LETTER” signed by V.
G. Richardson and W. P. De
therow which is being circula
ted by Mr. Detherow has been
sent to me from the lower part
of the County, which circular 1
herewith enclose for your in
spection and investigation.
“As one of the nominees of
the democratic party for repre
sentative beg to state that if
the allegation made in a por
tion of this circular is true I am
not worthy the indorsement
and support of the democratic
party, and if untrue and false
it is not only a stain upon my
character but a travesty upon
the demociatic party; there
fore as a nominee of the party
I earnestly request that you
as the head of the democratic
party of this county make a
thorough and full investigation
of the charges, and if true
| condemn me as the nominee of
your party in an open letter to
the voters of Independence
county, and if untrue and false
I ask you, as the democratic
county central committee to
exonerate me as one of your
democratic nominees.
Yours very respectfully,
S. A. MOORE,
After the reading of Mr.
Moore’s letter and the charges
the matter was fully discussed
by the committee, which re
sulted in the introduction of the
following resolution by W. C.
Sanders:
“Whereas, Hon. S. A. Moore
has this day presented to this
committee a copy of certain
charges which have been pub
lished against him and are be
ing circulated by the nominees
of the Socialist party, and,
“Whereas, said Hon. S. A.
Moore, who is one of the Dem
ocratic nominees of this coun
ty for Representative, has re
quested that this committee
investigate said chargesagainst
him, and if found true to con
demn him as unworthy of the
support of the Democratic vot
ers for said office, and,
“Whereas, This committee
from its personal knowledge of
the said Hon. S. A. Moore and
of said charges which are pub
lished against him, d^es not
deem the same worthy of in
vestigation.
“Therefore, Be it Resolved,
by the Democratic County Cen
tral Committee of Indepen
dence County.that we condemn
said charges as unworthy of
consideration and hereby ex
press our full confidence in the
integrity, honesty, sobriety and
ability of the said Hon. S. A.
Moore, and wo do hereby
heartily recommend him to the
support of the Democratic vot
ers of Independence County
and urgently request that each
and every Democrat in the
county vote for him for Repre
sentative at the coming elec
tion.”
The resolution was adopted
by the unanimous vote of the
committee and all members
pledged themselves to do ev
erything in their power for the
election of Mr. Moore and the
entire Democratic ticket.Short
talks were made by a number
of committeemen urging the
necessity of getting out a full
vote in order to make the Dem
ocratic majorities as large as
possible.
There being no further busi
ness the committee adjourned.
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BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW PROSPERITY
The bank deposits reflect
the financial condition of a
community more accurately
than any other medium, and
that Newark is feeling the ef
fects of the wave of prosperity
is proven by the ract that the
deposits in the First National
Bank of this place have almost
doubled within the past 40
days.
Cashier E. B. Chesser states
that all records have been brok
TWORESIDENCESARE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Buildings at Magness JustCom
pleted Destroyed by Early
Morning Blaze of Mystery.
The residences of Dr. M. M.
Blakely and W. E. Harkins at
Magness were totally destroyed
by fire early Monday morning.
Both were new buildings,
just completed a short time
ago, and were among the best
residences in Magness.
Dr. Blakely kept his office
in one room of his residence
and it was in this room that
the fire originated about 2
o’clock Monday morning.
There had been no fire in that
room for several hours, anil
how the fire originated is a
mystery that will probably
never be solved.
Practically nothing was sav
ed from the building and Dr.
Blakely had a narrow escape
from death in the burning
building in an effort to save
some clothing foi himself anu
Mrs. Blakely. Having entered
the burning building in an ef
fort to save some wearing ap
parel, he became almost suffo
cated from the intense heat
and smoke and was unable to
get out without assistance and
was rescued through a high
window in the rear of the
building.
The Harkins home, situated
on an adjoining lot only a few
feet distant, caught from the
burning builtling and was soon
; a mass of flames. By this time,
however, a number of citizens
had gathered to render assist
ance, and practically every
thing was saved from Mr. Har
kins’ residence.
Dr. Blakely’s loss on build
jing and contents is about $1,
500, with only $500 insurance.
Mr. Harkins’ loss is about $1,
000, with $500 insurance.
. ' f
en in the amount of deposits
now in the bank. The amount
of deposits now in this bank ex
ceed $150,000, which is the
greatest sum ever carried on
the books of the bank at any
one time within its history.
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