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The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
rIRS. BAGWELL SECURES BAIL

Mrs. Mary Bagwell, who was sent to jail by Squire Wilson to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of murdering Tommy Baker, has been admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000, which she succeeding in making, and was on last Saturday released from jail.
 Her attorneys, Jones & Campbell took the case before Circuit Judge R, E. Jeffery, who, after examin- ing into the case, ordered that she be admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000. Those who signed the bond were K. K. Ration, J. W. Kinman, H. H. Head, Gross Qualls, W. C. CroEll, F. II. Lilies, J. H. Seymore and Lawrence Ruddell.
 Mrs. Bagwell came down on Sat urday evenings train and was joined here by her boys and they returned to their home in the Point neighborhood.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
KILLS BROTHER John Carter Shot Through Heart With Rifle While at
 Work in Field

Imboden, June 20.-John Ward surrendered today on a charge of the murder of John Carter, his brother-in-law, whom Ward shot and killed late yesterday afternoon on the farm of Judge T. M. Du- val, in the eastern part of the county. Carter was blowing when he was killed, and, it Is said, was unarmed. The weapon used by Ward was a Winchester rife. He fired five shots, one taking effect in the heart of Carter, producing instant death.
 \ boy in an adjoining field heard the shots. He ran to where Carter had been blowing and found the dead body lying on the ground.
 Ward has made no statement of the cause of the killing.
 Ward and Carter were born and reared near Imboden, and married sisters. They had worked togeth- CT several years and got along well until recently.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
FOR BETTER STATE FAIR Arrangements Being Made For Record-Breaking Event at
 Hot Springs This Fall

Hot Springs, June 21.-After a long delay waiting to see if the legislature would render the state aid expected, in assisting the peo- pie of the various counties in mak- ing ereditable exhibits and paying some of the expenses of getting exhibits to and from the fair, only to meet disappointment, the State Fair Association has determined to carry forward the work. and to ex- eel this year all former efforts.
 The citizens of Hot Springs,with that enterprise and pluck charae- teristic of them, have rallied to the Association with spirit of en- thusiasm and liberality never be- fore manifested. Notwithstand- ing the fact that the citizens of Hot Springs, in founding and maintaining the State Fair for the past six years, have put into 1t $70,000 more than 1t has earned, they feel that its beneficial effects have already been so great and that it's objects and purposes mean So much to the state at large, that  the idea of abandoning 1t on ac- count of lack of legislative ap- preciation of its worth, could not for q moment be entertained.
 The work of projecting the Fair Is well under way. The state press has responded to the move ment with q cooperation and cor diality that are inspiring, and from every direction the interest IS en- couraging. From the flood of in- quiries and applications for space already coming in, the indications are that the Exposition this year will be a record breaker, in point of excellence and attendance. The aim of the management is to get closer to the agricultural interests of the state than ever before, spring the aspirations of the farmers to- wards the production of the best in their line, to exhibit the results of their labor at the Fair, and thus make 1t in reality, d great Expo sition of the resources of Arkansas and an educational agency along the lines of the latest and best in scientific farming and advanced methods in agriculture.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Weeks Happenings Timely and
 Tersely Related

Ebert Burt of Magness, spent Sunday with friends here.
 Several of our citizens attended a suit Friday before Esq. Crow in Rosie township.
 Ed Calvert, who lives in Mississ- ippi county, was here last week visiting his uncle, w. NJ. Wright.
 Prof. ". (. Huddleston of Pfeif- fer spent the night here Thursday of last week while attending the Institute at Batesville.
 L. M. Stroube and J. (. Tar brough left last week for Chicago with the intention to make that city their future home, for awhile at least.
 The deterioration of crops in this neigborhood during the drouth has caused some talk of irrigation which on most fields could easily be done.
 Mrs. Jane Dodd will attend col lege at Bowling Green, Ky, where she went several days ago. Mrs. Dodd is one of the best teach CTS in the county, but wishes to prepare to give better satisfaction in her profession.
 The little three-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. T. N. Huff died Sun day a-week-ago, after a prolonged illness reaching into months. The little fellow had a severe case of pneumonia last winter from which he never entirely recovered.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
DON'T LEAVE ARKANSAS Hay Realize When its too Late That You Have Made a
 Serious Mistake

Occasionally good man grows dissatisfied with Arkansas.
 The milk is too yellow, or the honey IS too sweet and he doesn't like them to flow over his land, anyway.
 So he parts with his farm, sells his live stock and other things too numerous to mention and removes to the Territory.
 Once there he uses his Arkansas money and buys a farm, which to- day IS and tomorrow is not because the wind has blown 1t away.
 Or, perchance, he tries Colorado and slushes in the mud irrigating strip of land so narrow that COW can't jump in the field with out jumping over 1t.
 He hears of Texas and then goes down to hunt the bag of gold at the end of the rainbow.
 In the day time he scratches the sandburs out of his flesh and cen tipedes crawl over his flesh at night.
 When his money is all gone he feels like he did the first time he stayed away from home.
 He yearns for good old Arkan- sas and the yearn sticks to his throat and chokes him until tears come into his eyes.
 He would give months wages to see the COWS standing at the bars on his old Arkansas farm and hear the old familiar horn blow for dinner.
 Memory is marvellous painter and paints best the things we love best.
 It pictures to the traveller the corn silken fields he once owned, the cotton stretching away in sea of white as pure as snow.
 It shows him the trees that whispered to his children at play, points to the roses in the corner of the fence, and with infinite detail paints thousand things that touch the heart and reveal the old home place.
 Happy indeed is the man who wakes from his sleep to find he has wandered away from dear old Ar kansas only in his dreams.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
PEOPLE STILL PAYING Legislature Adjourned But En- rolling Committees Are
 Still Hard at Work

Little Rock, June 20-The 38th General Assembly has become an unpleasant memory, but Bill Jones continues to pay for 1t. Bill IS the concrete entity that by com mon consent came to represent the Great, Common People in the forid speeches of the country-savers on the floor of the House and Senate. He IS still paying at the rate of $212 day for the privilege of be- ing represented at Little Rock by self-seeking politicians. Provisions was made as usual for members of the enrolling and journal commit tees to stay over twenty days, to- gether with numerous officers and attaches, all drawing their regular per diem. This amounts to SIS in the Senate and $94 in the House, a total of $4200 for the hold-over period.
 The Legislature, both sessions, cost the people $192,000 Adding the cost of the hold-overs, and the additional cost of about 5000 for copying the journals, there will be left less than $2,000of the original $200,000 appropriated by the Legislature for their mileage and per diem, with the emergency clause attached. There are only four bills of the extra session to be enrolled, three of them short, and the revenue bill covering no printed pages. It is expected that it will take almost the full period to finish the work.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
 of White River Township

Remember the picnic here Fri day, July 7.
 Doc Davis was down from flick ory Valley Friday.
 Everybody come to the big Yoe- men picnic here the Eth of July.
 Conway Hail and 0. L. Hoover were down from Batesville Sun day.
 H. D. Eller, the Newark tele- phone man, was in our town Sat urday.
 Presiding Elder Williford of Batesville preached at the M. E. church Sunday.
 Jeff Browning, Ben Jernigan and Alvin Piekens of Batesville spent Sunday here.
 Squire and Mrs. C. A. Reayes of Dota spent Sunday here with Prof. J. K. Rawlings.
 Rev and Mrs. (. F. lively left Monday for Calico and other points for a several days visit.
 Prof. Jud Burlington and his mother, Mrs. Jessie Burlington, went to Batesyille Thursday.
 Crockett Yancey and Frank Grammar of Little Rock are spend ing some time here visiting rel atiyes.
 Dr. T. N. Rodman who has been in Chicago for several weeks talk ing postgraduate course, return ed home Friday.
 Mrs. J. D. Morgan moved to Judsonia last week where she has bought property and will make her future home.
 MT. and Mrs. Butler Fallis of Charlotte came down Sunday to attend the marriage of the lady's sister, Miss Matte Wood.
 Dr. W. T. Huddleston's family left Wednesday for Conowa, Okla, where the doctor has been for some time, and where they expect to make their future home.
 Prof. Sidney Wells and Miss Matte Wood were married Sun day evening at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. J. K. P. Wood, Rev. Walter O'Neal of Batesville officiating.
 Mrs. w. W. McClendon, of Moorefeld came down Monday and with her sister, Mrs. ". T. Anderson, left Tuesday for New ark to spend the week with their brother, George Gilbreath.
 Why don't the farmers of this community go into the strawberry business? It is said that we have as good if not better berry land than they have at Judsonia and would pay much better than cot ton. Get together, organize and have two money seasons Instead of one.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
COUNTY UNION MEETING

The Independence County Farm CTS Union will meet in regular quarterly session with Beeler Local No. 1858, near Elmo, on the 30th day of June and 1st day of July. NJ. F. Dickinson of Jonesboro will bepresent. All locals are requested to send full delegation.
 J. (. STEWART, President.
 T. L. SEUBERTH, Secretary.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
HINSON-BARN

". D. Hinson and Miss Anise Barnes, prominent young people of this city, were married in Wal nut Ridge at 2::30 pm Wednesday, Judge J. P. Rodgers performing the ceremony.
 The wedding took place in Wal nut Ridge in an effort of the young people to surprise their friends. Miss Barnes went to Newport Tuesday evening accompanied by Miss Yirl Paseoe, ostensibly to do some shopping. Mr. Hinson took the early train for Newport We'd nesday morning, where he joined the young lady and together they went to Walnut Ridge, being join ed at Minturn by the gentleman's s sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Buerkfn.
 Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Hinson left over the Frisco for Memphis to spend few days.
 The Journal heartily joins their many friends in wishing them d full measure of all the good things of life.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
FOUND DEAD IN BED

R. S. Kirkpatrick of Newport was found dead in bed at the Quinn Hotel at Poplar Bluff, Mo, Saturday morning. It Is supposed that death was due to heart fail ure.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
NEIGHBORS WILL ENTERTAIN

The Royal Neighbors will have a special social meeting at the hall next Wednesday night, at which an excellent Childrens Day pro- gram will be rendered. A cordial invitation IS extended the public to attend.
The Newark journal., 1911-06-23
LOST VALUABLE MULE

Morg Burns of Magness lost a valuable mule Wednesday eVen- ing, the animal dying of collie. It was a fine mule and was worth S200.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith, a Virginian, TOW Dor
Ger pia1nSman, La riding along the Santa
BE trail en- the lookout for roaming war
parties OF savages- He notices camp
IRE at a distance and then sees team
attached to q wagon and at fuH gaHop
pursued by men ON ponies. When Kern
reaches the wagon the raiders pave mass
acred two men and departed He searches
the victims finding papers and locket
with q wornan's portrait He resolves TO
hunt down the murderers- Keith Is ar
rested at Carson City, charged with the
murder his accuser being a rufnan named
Black Bart He goes to Jail fully realiz-
ing the peril OF swift border justice. A
companion in his cell Is a negro, who
tells him he is Neb and that he knew the
Keith family back in Virginia Neb says
one of the murdered men was John
Efbey the other Gen. Willis Waite, for
merIy an officer In the Confederate army.
The plafnsTnan and Neb escape from the
cell, and later tse two fugitives become
lost In the sand desert. They come upon
o. cabin and find its lone occupant to be 8
young girl. whom Keith recognizes as a
singer he saw at Carson City. The girl
explains that she came there In search of
a brother who had deserted from the
army A Mr.. Hawley induced her to
come to the cabin while he sought to To-
cate her brother. Hawiey appears, and
Keith In hiding recognizes him as Black
Bart HawIey tries to make love to the
girl There Is terrific battle in the
darkened room In which Keith oxercomes
Black Bart
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
SHOOTS HIS WIFE;
THEN KILLS SELF
LEO LARSON FOLLOWS WOMAN
FROM ROCKFORD, ILL.,, TO
GAINESVILLE.
SEPARATED AFTER QUARREL
Murderer Entered Mother-in-Law's
Home, Orders Victim from Bed
and Begins Shooting-CoupIe- Had
Been Married Two Years.

Janesville.-Leo Larson, aged %,
shot and probably fatally wounded
his wife, Celia, aged 81, and then
committed suicide by shooting HIM
self after drinking the contents of a
bottle of carbolic acid
The tragedy occurred at the home
of Mrs. Larson's mother, Mrs. Bahr.
Mrs. Larson had left her husband
after a quarrel in their home in
Rockford, ILL.,, and had come to her
mothers home here.
1t is believed Larson came up on an
early morning train from Rockford
and went Immediately to the Bahr
residence. He entered his wifes bed
room and commanded her to get up
and as she was standing before the
mirror, he shot her behind the ear
with % ealiber revolver.
The mother heard the shot and ran
to her daughters room, only to be
threatened with the revolver by Lar
son and she ran out OF the house.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29

punched together, SO as not to lose
each other. dim. spectral shadows fit
ting through the night, very part OF
that grim dssolaticn surrounding
them. No one OF the three felt like
speaking; the gloomy. broodfng des-
ert oppressed them, their vagrant
thoughts assuming the tinge of their
surroundings; their hope centered on
escape. Keith rode, grasping the rein
OF the woman's horse in his left hand,
and bending low In vain effort at pick
ing path. He had nothing to aim
toward, yet sturdy confidence In his
expert plainscraft yielded him suhi-
cient sense Of direction. He had noted
the bark of the cottonwoods, the direc-
ton OF the wind, and steered a course
accordingly straight northward. alert
to avert any variation.
The girl rode easily, although in
mans saddle, the stirrups much too
long. Keith glanced aside with swift
approval at the erectness with which
she sat, the loosened rein in her hand,
the slight swaying Of her form. He
could appreciate horsemanship, and
the easy manner in which she rode
relieved him of one anxiety. 1t even
caused him to break the silence
You are evidently accustomed to
riding, Miss Hope"
She glanced across at him through
the darkness, as though suddenly sur
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
RUNS AMUCk AT LA CROSSE
Samuel Hack Of Mineral Point Makes
Unprovoked Attack on Two Men
in Saloon-One Fatally Shot.

La Crosss.-Samue1 Hack, aged
40, of Mineral Point, in Jail here, re-
fuses to talk after running amuck
with a revolver in the business dis
trict, fatally shooting one person and
wounding another seriously.
Hack walked into saloon, accord
ing to the police, and deliberately
shot G. B. Cook, bystander,
through the head. He then ran to
the street shooting as he ran Geo.
Nelson, Harmony, Mimi, was the
next victim. Nelson received a bull
let in the head He will recover.
After running battle with po-
lice, Hack was captured near the
outskirts of the city. Though appar-
emily rational, he stolidly refuses to
give reason for his act
Cook, the first victim, is in pre-
carious condition, and probably will
die
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
TRAINING IN GOOD MANNERS
Begin When Boy Is Young, and Ps
iteness Is Bound to Become
Second Nature.

Long before + had any SONS OF my
own l made up my mind that, II
ever had the training of a boy,
should begin, as soon as he could IN
derstand anything, to teach him the
small things that constitute good man
ners. So many boys / have known
and men, too, who at heart are good
and kind and really refined, yet lack
SO large a part of the little courtesies
that it is hard to believe they have
been well brought up. In most cases
1t is the fault of the mother She
feels that it is much more important
to form the character of little boy,
that his manners can wait till he is
older The result is that one sees
boys and men who rarely forget to be
polite outside of their homes, and YET
seem to think it unnecessary to treat
their own mother in the same way.
My view is that there is no need
to neglect the character because you
pay attention to the manners. think
| have succeeded. AS soon as my first
little 10y wore trousers / taught him
tina he must take off his hat as soon
as he came into the house or when q
lady spoke to him IN the street That
he must rise from his chair when
came at the dining table, must never
walk out of the room before a lady
and all the other little polite ways we
like to see in men. 1t has never been
any trouble to keep him up to these
things; he learned SO young that it
soon became second nature.-Harper's
Bazar.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29

no guard had been set, the fellows be-
ing worn out from their long ride, and
confident Of safety In this isolated
spot. Besides, Hawley had probably
assumed that duly, and told them to
get whatever sleep they could. How
ever. the gate of the corral opened be-
side their fire, and Keith dare not
venture upon roping any OF their
ponies, or leading them out past
where they slept. There might
be clippers In the cabin with which he
could cut the wires, yet If one of the
gang awoke, and discovered the herd
absent. 1t would result in an alarm,
and lead to early pursuit 1t was far
safer to use their own ponies. He
would lead Hawley's horse quietly
through the water, and they could
mount on the other shore. This plan
settled, he went at it swiftly, riding
the captured animal while rounding
Up the others, and fastening the three
to stunted trees on the opposite bank.
Everything within the cabin remained
exactly as he had left it, and he briefly
explained the situation, examing Haw-
Iey's bonds again carefully while do
ing SO.
He'll remain there all right until
his men find him." he declared, posi-
lively. land that ought to give US
good six hours start. Come. Miss
Hope, every minute counts now"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
Fifty Boys Given Paroles.

Waukesha.-At the regular meet
ing of the state board of control,
held at the Wisconsin State Indus
trial school, fifty boys were paroled.
institution some time within the next
three months, Supt A J. Hutton to
set the date, and either go to their
homes or to some other apartment.
They will, however, still be under the
institution until they have reached
the age of FL years. At the present
time there are 371 boys, including
the fifty paroled, at the state insti>
tuition here.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29

Il possess passing acquaintance"
he answered, uncertain yet how much
to tell her, but tempted to reveal all
in test of her real character. Few do
not who live along the Kansas Dor.
der"
do you mean he is a VIGOROUSLY
bad character2"
Il have never heard of his being
held up as model to the young, Miss
Miss Hope" he returned taore soberly,
convinced that she truly possessed no
real knowledge regarding the man,
and was not merely pretending limo
cence. II had never heard him called
Hawley before, and, thansfore, failed
to recognize him under shat respect
able name. But knew his voice the
moment he entered the cabin, and real.
lied that some devilnasent was afoot.
Every town along this frontier has his
record, and I've met him maybe a
dozen times in the past three years.
He is known as Black Bart is a
gambler by profession. a desperate by
reputation, and GUY by nature. Just
now suspect him of being even deep
er in the mire than this"
He could tell by the quick clasping
of her hands on the pommel of the
saddle the effect OF his words, but
waited until the silence compelled her
to speak.
"Oh, didn't know! You do not be.
Iieve that l ever suspected such a
thing? That l ever met him there
understanding who he wasp
mo, do not" he answered. What
overheard between you convinced
me you were the victim of deceit. But
your going to that place alone was a
most reckless act"
She lifted her hand to her eyes, her
head dropping forward.
Wasn't it what he told me-the
out-station of ranch?"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
CHAPTER ul.
Through the Night Shadows.

Keith had very little to guide him.
this mysterious cabin on the Salt Fork
lay to east or west of the usual cattle
trail leading down to the Canadian.
Yet he felt reasonably assured that
the general trend Of the country lying
between the smaller stream and the
valley of the Arkansas would be SINH
lar 20 that with which he was already
acquainted. It was merely a Wild
stretch of sandy desolation, across
which their horses would leave scarce
" any trail, and even that little would
be quickly obIiterated by the first puff
OF wind AS they drew in toward the
river valley this plain would change
into sand dunes, battling and confus-
ing, but no matter how hard they
pressed forward. 1t must be daylight
long before they could hope 10 reach
these, and this would give him oppor-
tunity to spy cut some familiar land
mark which would guide them to the
ford. Meanwhile. he must head as d.
rectly north as possible, trusting the
horses to find footing.
was pIatns instinct, or rather
long training In the open. which ca
Soaed him to retain any true sense OF
direction. for beyond the narrow
nfnge OF cottonwoods along the
stream. nothing was visible. the eyes
scarcely ahle even to distinguish
where earth and sky met. They ad-
vanced across . bare level. Without
elevation or depression, yet the sand
appeared Sufficiently solid. SO tha8
their horses were forced into q swing
ing ope. and they seemed to thirty
press aside tho black curtain. which
al instantly swung shnt once more.
and closed them IN The pounding
boots made hst3o noise. and they
1caQ1A4 sAnndfaW EDWARD. eaasaU
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
TITUS RESIGNATION ON FILE
First Assistant Attorney General of
Wisconsin Compelled to Retire
Because of Poor Health.

Madison.-The resignation of A..
c. Titus as first assistant attorney
general of Wisconsin was received
and filed in the Office of Secretary Of
State Frear to become effective Oct.
/. Mr.. Titus resigns because of ill
health. During the summer of 1909,
canvass as Republican candidate for
the office of attorney general before
the primary he was stricken with
apoplexy and withdrew from the con-
test. He continued in the service,
however, but within the past year
suffered another attack and later
went to California, where he now il,
in the hope of improvement.