The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-09-18

w e understand that our young
friend, Dene II. Coleman, of Bates
vile, will be candidate for rep
resentative next year. Dene is a
bright young fellow.
County Road Commissioner Jas.
Blount of Pleasant Plains was look
ing after business in this part of
the county Friday and was a pleas
ant caller at The Journal office.
w. II. Jones, one of Paroquet's
best citizens and a good friend of
The Journal, was transacting bust
ness in town Saturday and made
this Office pleasant and appreci-
ated call.
A note to the editor from G.. w.
Coe, who went from here to Che
cotah, |. T., last winter, says that
he has moved to Muskogee, and
requests that his paper be sent to
that place.
An unusually large amount of
fall and winter goods and supplies
are being received by the local
merchants and people who want
to buy good goods cheap can make
no mistake by coming to Newark
to trade.
Hon. A. F.Vandeventer inform
ed some friends here as he passed
up the road Monday that he would
make an appointment for this place
some time in the near future and
address our citizens in behalf of
his candidacy for governor.
Our friend j. L. Inge gave The
Journal the following bit of infor-
nation which may be of interest
to those who put up wood for sale:
Diyidr3S4 by the length of your
woodland you have the length of
rick required to make a cord.
j. II. Ferguson, who has had
charge of the Magness gravel pit
for some, will leave for Newport
this morning where he will be en-
pIoyed as clerk in the road master S
Office. He is u genial, wholesou.ed
fellow and The Journal is glad to
see him promoted.
Fishers big stock of fall and
winter goods are coming in and
his store is about the busiest place
in town. Watch out for his big
advertisement which will appear in
The Journal next week, and iii the
meantime if you want bargains in
dry goods go to Fishers.
The Black Rock Telephone very
correctly remarks that our guber-
Material candidates each have a
bar'l. but its a bar'l of mud And
its The Journals opinion that the
people are growing tired of this
mud-slingiag contest, and we be-
lieve that if some good clean man
would enter the race he would be
elected.
Lee Mayhan, who has a position
in the State Blind School at Little
Rock, and Miss Annie Harkins,
who is also an employee at the same
institution, were married Thurs
day of last week and came up Fri
day to spend their honeymoon
with home folks. The Journal joins
their many friends in extending
congratulations and good wishes.
One hundred dollars has been
raised by popular subscription dur
ing the week to secure the services
of Hon. S. ID. Campbell of New
port to assist in the prosecution of
Hub Head, who is under indict-
ment for rape. Heads trial will
come up in the Jackson circuit
court next Monday, the DIST, on a
change of venue from this county.
1t has been rumored for some
time that Squire Il. r. Ration
would be candidate for county
and probate Judge next year, and
when approached by The Journal
reporter and asked about the mat
ter, Mr.. Ration stated that he had
fully decided to enter the race and
would make formal announce
ment when the proper time ar
rived, bat added that he die& not
believe in these early and unneees-
sarily extended campaigns.
Nj. S. Fisher one of this city
most enterprising and prosperous
merchants, and Miss Sophia Fisher.
Il beautiful and charming young
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