Don’t fail to vote against
Act No. 2 when you no to the
polls November 7.
F. C. Hoyt & Co., have pur
chased an up-to-date power j
corn sheller which husks,
shells and racks the corn. It is
operated by a gasoline engine,
and is being run full time pro- j
paring corn for market.
Judge and Mrs.Sain of Nash
ville are spending the day in
town with friends. They will
be the guests, of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Meriwether near Dota
tonight and will leave tomor
row for their home at Nash
ville.
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HON. W. A. OLDFIELD
ARkIVES HOME
Congressman A. Oldfield
of Batesville was a passenger
up the road this morning en
route home from Washington.
He will not return to Wash
ington until some tint ■ after
the election, and will make a
number of speeches through
out the district in the interest
of the Democratic ticket.
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NOTICE
All persons indebted to the
estate of .J. I. Sturdivant, de
ceased, are hereby notified to
call and settle before the first
day of December, next, or I j
wiil file suit on said accounts.
I have the books and ac
counts of Mr. Sturdivant and |
must close them up by that’
time. Some of hese are old, and
have been running for years,
but if not paid by that time. I
will bring suit on them just the
same.
You will be notified in a few
days of the amount you owe,
by mail, and to avoid trouble
and expense, you will please
call and settle at once, for I
will not hold these accounts
longer without taking some ac
tion in regard to them.
A. A. HENDERSON.
REPORT OF COMMIS
SIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
The Commissioners of Ac
counts composed of Jno. Q
Wolf and I. N. Reed of Bates
ville, and Squire J. H. Fetzer
of Logan township, completed
the work of checking the coun
ty’s books last week, and their
report was submitted to the
circuit court Monday.
Their report follows:
Hon. Dene H. Coleman, Judge:
With the exception of listing
the county warrants, which we
have not had time to do, we
have performed the duties im
posed upon us as commission
ers of accounts, having check
ed the various books of record
and of accounts of the several
county officers.
We have found only some
minor errors in the work of the
offices, in no case amounting
to as much as $10 in the ag
gregate for any official. Con
sidering the large volume of
business transacted it is re
markable that so few errors
were made.
We believe the officers of
the county are conscientiously
trying to keep their books and
accounts correctly and are giv
ing the county an honest ad
ministration.
The treasurer has turned in
is commission, overplus of sal
ary, $1207.00. The collector
has turned in as overplus of
salary, $1914.85. The circuit
| To The Patriotism Of The Voters Of
| Independence County
To The Voters of Independence County: ;
An election will be held on Tuesday,
November 7, for President, Member of
Congress from this district.and for State,
County and Township officers.
Never before has there been an
election involving more live issues. The
administration of President Wilson for
the past three years is submitted to the
people for approval. It is unnecessary
to go into detail as to the beneficial leg
islation that has been passed under his
administration by a Democratic Con
gres.
It is only necessary to mention the
Federal Reserve Act, by which panics
have become impossible.
The Rural Credits Act, which has
given the farmer the same facilities for
credit as the business man of the city.
The Income Tax Law, under which
the burden of taxation has been placed
on the very rich.
The Federal Trade Commission Act,
designed to prevent unfair competition.
The Clayton Act which makes the
Sherman Act, or anti-trust law, more ef
fective. preventing nterlocking director
ates iti different corporations.
The Smith-Lever Agricultural Act,
which provides for the co-operation of
ihe Federal authorities with the State to
extend progressive farming.
The Good Roads Act, by which fed
eral aid is provided for building good
roads.
The Child Labor Law, the Eight
Hour Law, and many others perhaps
equally as important.
Republican rule and the high pro
tective tariff have never helped the far
mer, or any agricultural section, but has
helped to enrich the Eastern manufac
turers, When McKinley had been presi
dent three years, and the Republicans
were in full control of the Government,
we saw cotton sell for four cents, and
other farm products in proportion. Now,
with Demcracy in full control of the
Government, we see the fallacy and ab
surdity of the contention that high tariff
and Republican rule can help the farmer.
By the wise acts of our President,
we have been kept out of complications
with foreign nations. We have avoided
the terrible ravages of war that have
been desolating the land of nearly every
civilized nation of the world.
Wilson has prevented an industrial
strike which would have demoralized
our country. Instead of our getting 18
cents a pound for our cotton, we could
not have sold it at any price, had Wilson
not prevented the great strike.
All this has been done with honor
to the Nation and with justice to all par
ties concerned. While there is no doubt
of the final result in the State, every vot
er should feel proud of the fact that he
has the right and the privilege of casting
his vote in favor of this wise ruler who
has so successfully steered the Ship of
State over the many breakers encount
ered during the past three years.
We have nominated a State ticket
that is pledged to carry out the princip
les of Democracy as embodied in its
platform, which was prepared and
adopted with the view of the protection
of the rights of the people of the State.
Our county ticket was nominated at
a primary which was fair, and free from
any charge of any unfairness or sugges
tion of fraud. The personel of this ticket
is composed of some of the best men in
Independence county—men who will fill
the offices with honor to themselves and
fidelity to the public interests.
Opposing our ticket is a ticket made
up of Republicans and Socialists. In a
spirit of fairness, we have no complaint
to make against any Republican who has
offered for a county office, but we
frankly believe that at least one of the
Socialists would do anything or say any
thing in his mad efforts to break into of
fice. Believing that the people do not
want any of the blighting effects of So
cialism in good old Independence county,
we urge every man who is interested in
the welfare of his country, to go out to
the polls on the 7th of November and
help elect the Democratic ticket, from
President down to Constable.
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Independence County Democratic Central Committee |
JAS. B. KETCHEM, Chairman
S
W. M. THOMPSON, Secretary
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clerk has turned in $500 and
the county clerk $868.25.
Settlements have been made
by these officials with thecoun
ty at the proper time, although
none of the money paid by the
citizens of the county for coun
ty general purposes has found
its way into the hands of the
county treasurer. Instead.coun
ty general scrip has been turn
ed over to him for the entire
amount. We believe the law
has not been complied with in
this matter.
Settlement was not made by
the collector with the auditor
of the state at the time fixed
by law, but this was not the
fault of tb - collector, since he
filed his settlement with the
county court*in due time, but
on account of the public audit
being made the county judge
did" not confirm the collector’s
settlement at the July term of
his court.
The public audit urged by
the grand jury one year ago
and authorized by the quorum
court at a cost not to exceed
$1000. has already cost the
county more than twice that
sum, and the audit continues.
In addition to this public
audit it appears that a private
avdit was authorized by the
county, which has cost the
county over $3000. This audit
was not recommended by the
grand jury or authorized by
the quorum court.
We have extended the scope
of our examination somewhat
by looking into the prices the
county is paying for books, re
cords and stationery, and we
are of the opinion the county is
paying fully 25 per cent more
for these things than they could
be bought for by any business
house in town—due to the fact
that the county is not on a cash
basis—the houses adding not
only the amount of 10 per cent
discount on scrip to the invoice
but probably three times that
amount. A large saving coulo
be effected if one of the coun
ty officials could be made pur
chasing agent for the countv
with authority to arrange with
local banks to handle the serif
so that supplies could be
fought on a cash basis.
The advent of loose-leaf sys
tem.-; of book-keeping and ac
counting and card index sys
ems has revolutionized the
methods of book-keeping ir
usiness houses, corporations
banks, etc., in recent years, bui
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old forms and old methods are
j-d! in vogue at county seats.
-Many of these are obsolete,
•umbcrsome and expensive,
both in time and in price, and
we are of the opinion that it
would be a long step in the
interest of economy of time and
money for the county to ap
ooint a commission of book
keeping to devise a modern sys
: tern of records and books of
account.
In our best judgment the
convict camp is an expensive
luxury. Its cost to the county
last year was over $3,000.
As far as we can ascertain
from their reports to the coun
jty court, justices of the peace
and constables have made pro
per returns of the business and
fees of their offrces. We call
attention to the fact that a
number of corporations doing
business in the county have
not filed their annual state
ments as required by law.
I. N. REED,
J. Q. WOLF,
J. H. FETZER.
(Commissioners
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Pleasant Hill, Oct. 25.—Rev.
Goldsmith filled his regular
appointment here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagar
of Mt. Carmel spent Saturday
nigfct and Sunday here with
the lady’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E .B. Sandefur.
Mrs. Lola Hester and little
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE OF LAND
Pursuant to the terms of a
certain deed of trust executed
by B. H. Hutchinson and Myr
tle Hutchinson, his wife, to F.
M. Martin as trustee, to secure
a certain indebtedness due N.
M. Wilson, and now of record
in the recorder’s office of In
dependence county, Arkansas,
and said indebtedness being
now past due and unpaid, and
the undersigned trustee having
been requested to foreclose the
same, therefore notice is here
by given that I will as such
trustee, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash in hand
at the Main stree't door of the
court house in the city of Bates
ville. Ark., on
SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 1916
1 the following described lands,
lying in the county of Indepen
dence and state of Arkansas,
to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast
corner of the east halt of Lot
No. 3 of the normeast quarto*
of Sec. 6, Twp. 12, N. R. 4, W.:
thence north 316 1-5 links
thence west 316 1-5 links:
I thence south 316 1-5 links
■ thence east 316 1-5 links to th(
(place of beginning; being 2
part of the east half of Lot f
■ of the northeast quarter of Sec
6, Twp. 12, N. R. 4 W„ anc
containing one acre, more oi
less.
Said sale will be held be
tween the hours of 9 a. m. anc
2 ix m. on the above date, foi
the purpose of satisfying the
indebtedness herein mention
ed.
Given under my hand as
trustee, this 19th dav of Octo
her. 1916. F. M. MARTIN,
Oct. 9-26 Trustee
daughter, Nellie, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Glyndon
Holcombe.
H. L. Sandefur made^ a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Dallas Davis of near Dota
spent Sunday with Urban Rid
dle.
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Holcombe
spent Sunday with Mrs. Flor
ence Holcombe.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sandefur
; spent Tuesday at Logan visit
ing the lady’s parents, Will
Bradley and family.
Miss Ruby Taylor of near
Dota spent Saturday night and
i Sunday here with Miss Minnie
Rainwater.
Alburn Holcombe made a
business trip to Newark Tues
day. *f'
Mrs. Ira Kirkland and child
ren of Sulphur Rock spent Sat
urday with Mrs. Florence Hol
I combe.
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