The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-02-14

Mrs. J. H. Welsh, whose husband
died recently in Washington township.
where they moved from this place some
time ago, has returned to Newark and
will make her home with her father,
Burt Powell.
The Democratic County Central
COMMITTEE will hold a meeting at the
court house in Batesville today (Fri-
day. for the purpose OF selecting
judges for the primary election to be
held March 18th.
Esq Six tied the matrimonial knot
Saturday afternoon for w A. Mon
gold and Miss Jennie Whaley. both
of Sulphur Rock. The ceremony was
performed at the county clerks office.
-Batesville Guard.
Fruit was served by the Woodmen
at their meeting Tuesday night follow
ed by an informal smoker. The at
tendance was not as large as was ex-
pected, but the meeting was the most
enjoyable one the camp has held in
some time.
The announcement of Prof. f. B.
Morgan as candidate for Justice of
the peace for Big Bottom township
appears in today's paper. Prof. Nor
gan is well known to the people of the
township and needs no Introduction at
our hands.
Mrs NJ. E. Robertson of Corning
sends us an order on Uncle Sam for
dollar with instructions to send her
The Journal again and says. Il find
it hard to do without The Journal, as
| find much pleasure in reading of my
old friends"
For Sale.-Nice home of ten acres,
between Newark and Magness; good
fve-room house, good large log barn,
fine we'll of water, good smokehouse
and small orchard. VIII be sold at a
bargain. Apply to Henderson Real
Estate company.
J. O. Burns of Salado, who recently
sold his stock of merchandise at. that
place to George E. Hogan, merchant
| there, has decided to go into the mer-
camille business at Sulphur Rock, and
has purchased the bankrupt stock
Of a. A. Smith at that Place.
VIM. Hockaday, the evangelist,
arrived Wednesday from St. Louis,
where he has been holding meeting,
previous to which he had held a six
weeks meeting at Webb City, Mo. His
next meeting will likely be held at
either Newport or Jonesboro. W al
nut Ridge Blade.
d. G. Lane has been appointed
pound-keeper for the Big Bottom fenc-
ing district He is making an effort
to get the stock out of the district, and
it might be advisable for parties hav-
ing stock running at large in the dis
triet to get them out, as they are liable
to be impounded.
w. Y. Gibbs of Sulphur Rock was
in town Tuesday delivering some fruit
trees from his nursery at Sulphur
Rock, and presented The Journal with
the finest ne-year-old peach tree we
have ever seen. He and Mr.. Brown
an experienced nurseryman, started a
small nursery some time ago and are
meeting with much encouragement 1t
is a worthy enterprise and The Jour
nal wishes them success.
j. T. Powell of Greenbrier town
ship, is candidate for tax collector,
as will be seen by reference to Our
announcement column. Mr.. Powell
has been engaged in school work in
various parts of the county for num-
Der of years and is we'll qualified to
render unto the people the efficient SER
vice this important position demands.
| Qualifications should be the first mat
ter to consider in choosing a man for
the Office of tax collector, and should
the people see fit to elect Mr.. Powell
to the position he would doubtless
render them good and satisfactory ser.
| vice