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Published In the famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa is King
$ I Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 3, 1909
Vol. 9. No. 34
FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA
Newarker Tells of Things Seen
and heard in Far West
Mr. Editor: 1 write this to re
quest you to change my paper
from Long Beach to 73 Peoria
street, Pasadena, Cali.
This city has a population of
30,000 or 35,000, and is a city of
(lowers, schools, churches, million
aires and multi-millionaires. There
is said to be near two hundred
millionaires in this city. If they
all go where the rich man of the
Bible went, Pasadena will be well
represented in hades. On some of
the streets here, are some palatial
residences and some magnificent
lawns and flower gardens. Adol
phus Busch, the millionaire beer
king of St. Louis, has a residence
and sunken garden here which are
said to be the most magnificent in
the world. They made as great a
man as Taft sit up and take notice
as he went spinning by in an au
tomobile on his recent visit.
According to statistics there is
more wealth in this (Los Angeles)
county than in any county west of
the Mississippi river. This county
is a pefect net-work of electric car
lines, and you can take a ear al
most any minute to the different
near-by cities and towns.
There are some pretty good siz
ed farms in this county, also. The 1
Baldwin and Cudah farms are both !
large. I don't know the size of
the latter, but the Baldwin farm
is said to contain 42,000 acres. I
have been on the Baldwin farm
many times. It required more
lumber, nails and paint to build
the stables on this farm than it did
to build the whole town of Newark.
They formerly kept 1200 race!
■MJk.
horses there duriny tlie racing sea
son, but the last California legis
lature cut out horse raciny and
they have no more races. But
they have automobile races, which
are almost as bad.
Here in this city the lens is be*
iny polished for the yreat telescope
to be put in at the Mount W ilson
Solar Observatory. It is said to
be the laryest telescope in the
world. The lens was cast at St.
Godin, France, and weiyhs six and
a half tons. It cost $t>(),000 and is
a yift from Andrew Carneyie.
Mount Wilson sets back some sev
en miles from this city, and is six
thousand feet al>ove the sea level.
We can see the observatory very
plainly from this city.
The people of Newark and vi
cinity should commend and reward
you for the yood paper you are
putting out for them.
Fraternally,
A. R. Al.K.X ANDKll.
Pasadena, Cali., Nov. 24
SKETCHES FRO,VI SAUD3
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Lafe Young killed a large wild
cat Saturday morning.
Ed Defriece of Alonzo was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Fred Uhles of Hot Springs is
here visiting his brother, E. C.
Uhles.
T. N. Hutf is having a good
stone chimney erected at his new
residence.
Geo. Freeman, the sawmill man
of Floral, was here awhile Friday
On business.
J. A. linker closed a successful
term of vocal music Saturday at
the Methodist church.
K. Hawkins moved from Oil
Trough last week to his farm re
cently purchased near Hutchin
son.
Frank Stewart of McHue was
here Sunday visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Tina Bullard, and other rel
atives.
Mrs. F. M. Bryant of Montgom
ery county came in Friday for a
visit with her son, Rev. E. C.
Bryant.
Squire John A Reeves and son
Marvin, were over from Ashley
township Friday, visiting Dr.
Reeves and family.
Misses Nannie Tarwater and
Annie Garrett returned Friday
from a weeks visit at Magness
and Sulphur Rock.
Ed Bullard is building a new
barn, a stone chimney, and makJl
ing other improvements on the
property which he recently pur
„i_i
Ed and Henry Hooper are in
some of the eastern counties of
the state, selling a bunch of mules
and horses which they recently
purchased.
PLEASE PAY UP
Parties knowing themselves in
debted to W. F. Way man are re
quested to call and settle at the
earliest convenience. I don’t need
the money myself but the fellow 1
owe does, and therefore 1 hope
you will respond promptly, ns 1
want to wind up my business and
get out and shake hands with the
people. W. F. Wayman.
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.
LOOK MERE, HR. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
In pormir)g a
| BanKing Connectioi)
it is good business policy to open
your account at a live, growing
bank there are alwaye reasons
for constant growth.
• l'he reasons for our constantly
increasing business are: courte
ous and liberal treatment of our
patrons and a careful, prudential
management that conserves the
interests of our depositors, bespeaks
safety to the fund1- on deposit,
and stability to the bank.
1 We extend to you a cordial in
vitation to cail and open an account
at this bank.
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MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. Acton, Cashier •
Happenings of Local Interest
Watches from $1 to $20 at W.
I). Hinson’s.
A clock that you can tell the
time in the dark. W. I). Hinson.
Rev. E. A. Horn will preaah at
the Methodist church Sunday at
11a. m.
All kinds of watches, clocks and
jewelery carefully repaired. W.
I D. Hinson.
Squire W. H. Tomlinson of
Magness was transacting business
in town Wednesday.
Good horse-shoer at Edgar’s
shop. Shoeing done promptly and
in tirst-elass manner.
Magness Bros, have a full line
'of furniture, picture frames, mat
ting, rugs and wall paper.
Headquarters for Santa Claus
at Magness Bros. A full line of
1 holiday goods are now arriving.
A. A. Henderson went to Mem
phis Wednesday to spend a few
days looking after some business
matters.
Harvey Ritchie and Alec Patter
son of Ash Flat were in town
Wednesday delivering a lot of
fruit trees.
R.H. Buchanan’s announcement
on page eight will interest .you if
you want to buy furniture of any
kind. Read it.
Mugness Bros, are making cut
prices on all lines of dry goods,
gents furnishings, shoes, hats,
caps and millinery.
Found:—A lady’s cloak, be
tween J. E. Travis’ and Sulphur
Rock; same can be found at my
residence at Sulphur Rock. Dr.
T. A. Bevens.
Lost:—Near Hopewell last Sun
day afternoon, a pocketbook con
taining $f»0. Finder will be liber
ally rewarded for return of same
to Chester Hugg, Cord. Ark.
W. R. Parks, a good citizen and
successful farmer of the Sulphur:
Rock neighborhood, was in town
j on business Tuesday. lie brought
down a load of hogs which he sold
at a fancy price.
Diamonds have steadily increas
ed in value during the past forty
years. Put your money in a dia
mond; it will be a good investment.
Let me give you some prices on
diamonds. W. D. Hinson.
Rev. E. A. Horn and family ar
rived from Waldo Wednesday
morning and will make Newark
their future home. They former
ly lived near Magness and their
many friends are pleased to have j
them return.
An ooen meeting of the Farm
ers Union will be held at the Scott
school house Friday night. State
Secretary M. F. Dickinson will be
present and address the meeting.
County Demonstrator J. E.Taylor
! will also be present.
All parties who are indebted to
us will please come in and settle
at once, as G. O. Magness will go
! out of business January 1, 1910,
and we want ail claims settled by
December ‘25th, or not later than
j January 1st, 1910. Magness lin >.
CHARACTER BUILDING
The world is full of imitation'
and imitators; and the world is full
of failures. Nearly all the failures
i in the world, failures even as
measured by our false, foolish and
superficial >tandards of failure
and success, are due to lack of in
dividuality. A person cannot make
a more serious failure, however,
;i than that of not being himself.
Even though, because of gaining
wealth, or fame or some other
possession which the world almost
invariably misplaces, w'e call a
man a supreme success; yet, if he
has failed to be himself, he is a
colossal failure. Success consists
in doing our best in the place for
which Nature has prepared us. '
—From December Physicial Cul
ture.
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CROP OF GOLD FOR 1908
The gold mines of the United
States produced $94,560,000 worth
of the precious metal during 1908, j
according to the United States
geological survey, and the bureau
of mines, which have co-operated
in preparing an analysis of the
reports from private refiners and
federal mints and assay offices.
Colorado leads with a product
ive value of $22,871,000; Alaska
was second, with $19,858,800, and
California was third with $19,320
700. _
WONDERFUL PEACH TREE
Mr. Editor:-! have a curiosity
in the way of a peach tree. Two
fears ago I planted a peach seed
by an old stump. It came up and
will be two years old next spring,
rhe trunk at the ground is nearly
four inches in diameter, and it has
»even main trunk limbs, all coni
ng out near the ground. 1 got
ine oi my neignoors 10 neip me
count the limbs. It has 600 limbs,
the best we could count them, and
my neighbor is said to be as truth- j
ful as I am. This may seem fishy
to you, but come out and see the
tree for yourself, and speak for
some of the seed when the tree
comes into bearing. A. B. Duff.
SUSTAINS BROKEN LEG
Dye Martin fell and broke his
leg above the knee while practic
ing football on the public school
campus Tuesday afternoon at re
cess. He was running with the
ball when he fell, catching his leg
under himself in such a manner j
that the limb was broken. There i
was no tackle, and no one had hold
of him at the time, or fell upon
him, so no blame attaches to any
one, it being purely an unfortun
ate accident.
The young man is about 17 year*
old and is a son of Hon. and Mrs.
F. M. Martin of this city. He is
a general favorite in the school,
and the unfortunate accident is
deeply regretted by his many
friends.
Drs. Pascoe and Poe re-set tlie
broken limb and the young man is
doing as well as could be expected.
MARY and HER BROTHER JOHN
Mary had a little lamb, it’s
fleece was white as snow; it stray
ed away one day, where lambs
should never go. And Mary sat
her quickly down and tears
streamed from her eyes; she never i
found that lamb because she did 1
not advertise. Now Mary had a j
brother John, who kept a village j
store; he sat down and smoked a
pipe and watched the open door.
And a- the people passed along,
and did not stop to buy, John still
sat and smoked his pipe,and wink
ed his sleepy eye. And so the
sheriff closed him out, but -till he
lingered near, and Mary came to
drop with him a sympathetic tear.
How is it sister, you can tell, why
other merchant- here, sell all their
goods so readily and thrive from
year to.year t Remembering her
own bad luck, the little maid re
plies: These ether fellows get j
there, John, because—they adver-;
tise.
WOMEN IN FATAL DUEL
Hiss Nora Owens Killed at AHcia
by Hiss Stella Belk
la a street duel with knives at
Alicia Saturday afternoon. Miss
Nora Owens was fatally wounded
by Miss Stella Belk,and died with
in a few minutes after the cutting.
The young women are about 20
years of age, and had been ene
mies for some time, the trouble
originating over a love atfair, the
Belk girl having taken the other’s
sweetheart. The girls,in company
with two other girls, met on the
street at Alicia Saturday. Miss
Belk had just purchased a knife
and immediately upon meeting
Miss Owen attacked her with the
knife. The fatal wound was in
flicted in the breast, where an ar
tery leading to the heart was
severed, causing almost instant
death.
Both were respectable working
girls and stood well in the com
munity.
Miss Belk was immediately ar
rested and taken to Walnut Ridge
where a special grand jury will be
empanelled to investigate the
case.
CALL REV. J. L. BROWN
At a conference of the members
of the Baptist church of Newark*
held after the close of the regular
services Sunday night, Rev. .1. L.
Brown of Charlotte was called to
the pastorate of the church here
for the coming year.
Rev. Brown has served the
church here as pastor for a num
ber of years and lias rendered able
and efficient service to the cause
he represents. He is recognized
among the Landmark Baptists as
one of the ablest preachers in the
state, and the members of the con
gregation here are congratulating
themselves that he has accepted
the call.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Notice is hereby given that my
pasture in Sec. 1 Twp. 1 ‘2 K. 5 is
posted, and all parties are forbid
den to hunt or tresspass upon the
same. W. D. Maunkns. 31 4t
NEGRO COnniTS SUICIDE
Eugene McPeek, a negro living
near Kenyon, committed suicide
Thursday by hanging himself. Ho
was suspected of having set fire to
Tidwell’s mill recently.
See The Journal for job printing.
LIQUOR MEN PERTURBED
Jackson County Judge Says lie'll
(jrant No More Saloon License
During the religious services at
the Baptist church at Newport
Sunday night. County Judge Sim
mons publicly announced that he
would grant no more saloon license
for Jackson county.
This action upon the part of
.Judge Simmons has created quite
a sensation in Newport, as Jack
son county voted for license at
the last election. It seems, how
ever, that there is no way to com
pel the county court to grant
liquor license, even in a “wet”
county, and should Judge Sim
mons refuse to change his mind
there will be no licensed saloons
in Newport after the 31st day of
this month.
The elFect of Judge Simmons’
decision, if carried out, will reach
far beyond the borders of Jackson
county. Locally, it means that
eight saloons will be put out of
business in Newport and one at
Grubbs. But that isn’t all. New
port supplies the jug and case
trade for a large territory, being
the only saloon town on the Iron
Mountain between Little Rock,
Ark., and Poplar Bluff, Mo., a dis
tance of about 200 miles.
Judge Simmons’ stand against
the sale of whiskey is said to be the
result of his conversion during a
religious revival recently held at
the Baptist church in Newport by
Evangelist Vermillion.
The right of a county judge to
decline to grant saloon license was
upheld on a former occasion by the
supreme court of Arkansas in a
case brought up from Wynne,
the supreme court decision being
to the effect that the right to sell
whiskey was a privilege, and
could be revoked at the pleasure of
the people or their servants.
It is said that the Newport sa
loon keepers are taking Judge
Simmons at his word, and cancell
ing their orders for liquors for
next year.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the R. C.
Dorr Mercantile Company are
hereby notified to call, either at
Sulphur Rock or Magness, by the
20th of December, 1909, and make
settlement. All notes and accounts
not paid by that time will be plac
ed in the hands of an officer or
trustee for collection without
further notice.
R. C. Dorr Merc. Co.
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