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Newark* Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, February 17, Id 16
Vol. 15, No. 46
JOINT CAMPAIGN BY
COUNTY CANDIDATES
Meeting Held at Batesville and
Preliminaries Arranged For
Joint Canvass of County.
The county candidates will
make a joint campaign of the
county, beginning on Tuesday,
February 29, at the Brewer
school house, and closing at
Batesville on the day before the
primary. This was decided up
on at a meeting of the candi
dates held at Batesville last
Saturday.
When the conquering hosts
assembled at the court house
at 10 a. m. the meetingwascall
ed to order by County Clerk E.
It. Hooper. Organization was
effected by electing Mr. Hoop
er chairman and T. F. Shell
secretary. The chairman ap
pointed the following commit
tees :
Committee on Time.—J. A.
Wilf, 8. 1) Lindsey, Lawrence
Ruddell, Geo. W. Wyatt and L.
F. Johnson.
Committee to arrange dates
and places for speaking.—8. C.
Knight, W. It. Westbrook, G.
O. Magness, Nat Hardister and
B. F. Adams.
The committee on time
brought in a report recommend
ing that time be alloted to the
various candidates as follows:
Representatives 20 minutes;
county judge 20 minutes;clerks
live minutes;sheriff seven min
utes; collecteor 15 minutes;
treasurer five minutes; asses
sor five minutes. The report of
the committee was adopted.
The committee to arrange
dates and places for speaking
brought in the following re
port, which was adopted:
Brewer School House, Tues
day, Feb. 29.
Hickory Valley, Wednesday,
March 1.
Sandtown, Thursday, March
2.
Cushman, Friday, March 3.
Bethesda, Saturday, March
4.
Ham School House, Monday,
March 6.
Charlotte, Tuesday, Mar. 7.
Cord, Wednesday, Mar. 8.
Logan School House, Thurs
day, Mar. 9.
Fitch’s Store, Wvcough town
ship, Friday, Mar. 10.
Sulphur Rock, Satuday,
Mar. 11.
Oil Trough,Monday, Mar. 13.
Elmo, Tuesday, Mar. 14.
Bailey, Wednesday, Mar. 15.
Pleasant Plains, Thursday,
Mar. 16.
Floral, Friday, Mar. 17.
Jamestown, Saturday, Mar.
18.
Desha, Monday, Mar. 20.
Relief, at Coverston School
House, Tuesday, Mar. 21.
Salado, Wednesday, Mar.22.
Rosie, Thursday, Mar. 23.
Craig. Friday, Mar. 24.
Magness, Saturday, Mar. 25.
Newark, Monday, Mar. 27.
Batesville, Tuesday. Mar. 28.
County Clerk E. R. Hooper
was elected to act as perman
jent chairman during the cam
paign.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK
OF HOG CHOLERA
A serious outbreak of hog
cholera is reported in the Elgin
and Battle Axe neighborhoods
in Jackson county, and it issaid
that hogs are dying by the hun
dred. J. W. Lindley, one of the
largest planters of that section
is the heaviest loser. He has
just had the remainder of his
herd vaccinated in an effort to
check the disease.
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Best, freshest and cleanest
stock of groceries in town at R.
R. Ration & Son’s.
First National Bank
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CAPiTAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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UNEQUAL TAXATION
SHOWN IN REPORT
Figures Compiled by State Tax
Commission Indicate Large
Variation in Assessments.
That there is a fertile field
in Arkansas for work of Equal
ization Boards, and that many
counties are paying less than
their share of state taxes, is
shown in reports to the State
Tax Commission.
In the 72 counties that have
reported to the state board,
there is shown a decrease in the
total tax assessments for 1915
of $3,539,759 under that of the
previous year.
Property is assessed higher
in Perry county than in any
other count • in the state, the
avearge assessment in that
county being 76Vs per cent of
actual value.
Benton county property is
assessed lower than that of any
other county in the state, the
basis of assessments in that
county being only 17 per cent.
Sebastain took the biggest
downward jump of any of the
counties. That county in 1914
was assessed on a basis of 38.6
cents on the dollar, but in 1915
$1,544,939 was sliced from the
total assessments.
Independence assesses on
an average of 38 8-10 per cent,
according to the report, and as
sessments in this county show
a decrease of $142,965.
Every county in this section
ot the state shows a decrease
in assessments. The following
table shows the amount of de
crease and the assessment ba
sis :
Counties Decrease Basis
Cleburne __$ 75,058_50.9
Craighead __ 86,591_42.1
Pulton-104,169_40.3
Independence 142,965_38.3
| Izard _ 136,338_38.3
1 Jackson_ 64,622_42.3
Lawrence_347,945_36.6
Randolph_134,745_34.7
Sharp _474,649_51.7
Stone_ 38,385_48.8
White_ . 73,392_40.9
Woodruff_52,252 26.7
SMALLL BOY IS
ACCIDENTALLY HURT
The little sonofReaseBolind,
who resides near SulphurRock,
sustained a dangerous wound
on the head one day this week,
when he wasaccidentallystruck
with an axe in the hands of an
other. The party was using the
axe to cut wood when the child
ran from behind and allowed
his head to come in contact with
the blade of the axe,just as the
blow was descending.
The child was given medical
attention, and though it was
feared for a time the injury
would prove fatal, he is report
ed to be recovering nicely.
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INJURED BY EXPLOSION
Morrilton, Feb. 16.—While
playing with a dynamite cap at
Mayflower settlement near
here, two small sons of Mrs. J.
Autrey were severely injured
by the explosion of the cap.One
had several fingers blown off,
while the other was hurt about
the neck and face.
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ONLY NEGRO IN
COUNTY DIES
Harrison, Feb. 14.—Aunt Le
vina Whorton, the only negro
in Boone county, died hO^yes
ter day. She was past 80 years
of age. and is said to have been
| a slave.
OVATION FOR HODGES
AT RUSSELLVILLE
Large Crowd Applauds When
Hodges Criticises Brough’s ’
Record for Tax-Dodging.
Russellville, Feb. 14.—Earle 1
W. Hodges, candidate for gov
ernor, spoke at the courthouse
today to a crowd which packed
the circuit court room.He spoke
principally along lines of his
j printed speech, saying he had
worked all his life in Arkansas,
ifor Arkansas, and stands for
good roads, better schools,more
churches, and grander and bet
ter Arkansas. He explained to
the satisfaction of the audience
his refusal to allow the investi
gating committee to investigate
books of his office. He made
but slight reference to Judge ►
L. C. Smith. He was especially
!caustic and received generous
applause when he attacked Dr.
Brough for failure to pay tax
for eight years after coming to
Arkansas.,
Mr. Hodges said if elected
he will endeavor to secure the
adoption of a rural credits bill
and establishment of central
marketing system for Arkansas
■farmers, liberal support for
boys’ and girls’ canning and
corn clubs, paying Confederate
solidiers 100 cents on the dol
lar for their penison warrants,
strict economy in state affairs,
honest elections and strict en
forcement of statewide prohi
bition law which went into ef
fect January 1.
Mr. Hodges was introduced
by State Senator I. C. Burgess,
and held close attention of the
audience nearly two hours. He
spoke tonight in Dardanelle,
Yell county,where Judge Smith
spoke this afternoon and Dr.
Brough speaks tomorrow.
CANDIDATES MUST
PAY BEFORE MARCH 1
The committee appointed at
the last meeing of the democra
tic county central committee to
make the assessments of candi
dates, has fixed the fees as fol
lows :
Congress _$ 5.00
Circuit Judge_10.00
j RailroadjCommissioner 2.00
Prosecuting Attorney __10.00
Representative_ 5.00
Sheriff _*__15.00
County Judge_10.00
Collector _10.00
Ass--ssi r _10.00
Circuit Clerk_15.00
County Clerk_ 15.00
County Treasurer_10.00
Surveyor _ 5.00
I,Coroner_ __5.00
Road Overseer_ 2.50
Justice and Constable-- 1.00
All candidates for county of
fices must file pledge and pay
fee to Secretary E. A. Hodges
on or before March 1.
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S. A. MOORE ANNOUNCES
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
The announcement of S. A.
I Moore of Batesville as a candi
date for representative appears
jin today’s paper.
Mr. Moore represented this
county in the lower house of
the general assembly of 1907
and has a splendid record to his
credit.
When a candidate for the
position in the campaign of
1906, Mr. Moore pledged the
people of the county an hon
est, conservative administration
and it is a well known fact that
he made good every promise
mule to the people in thatcaml
mign.
His standing and influence
s shown by the fa.ct that while
i member of the legislature he
served on a mumber of the
nost important committees’
imong them beingthe Judiciary
ommittee on Constitutional
Xmendments, Committeee on
Turntable Institutions, Com
nittee on Railroads and other
important committees to which
jractically all the important
jills are referred.
He was the author of the
Moore-Heartsel anti-future bill
o prevent gambling in cotton,
■train and other agricultural
jroducts. The professional
jucket-shop gamblers made
me of the hardest fights on this
jill that was ever made against
my measure before the Arkan
sas legislature, but he succeed
'd in securing its passage and
hereby rid Arkansas of this
>’ery immoral and expensive
*vil. He was also instrumental
n the passage of a number of
Jther good and wholesome
laws.
Having been actively engag
'd in the practice of law for
many years, and being closely
identified with the best inter
ests ot the people, qualifies
him in ever/ way to make the
people an able and efficient re
presentative.
Mr. Moore states that he will
he unable to make a house-to
house canvass of the county,
but will join in the joint cam
paign where he will place be
fore the people the platform
and principles upon which he
proposes to stand.
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MRS. EDGAR DEAD
Mrs. E. M. Edgar died at her
home at M agness Monday morn
ing after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Edgar was a member of
I lie Christian church and was a
most estimable lady. She is sur
vived by he1’ husband and six
children.
The remains were laid to rest
at the Magness cemetery Tues
day afternoon. Rev. J. II. Mc
Doniel conducted the funeral
services.
Mrs. Edgar was about 41
years old.
Bulk garden seed are better.
Get them from E. E. Allen.
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WHITE RIVER SERVICE
STILL DISJOINTED
Service on Each End of Line
But Through Traffic Delay
ed Another Week.
Train service on the White
iRiver road is still demoralized
as a result of the recent floods,
[and it is not thought that
[through service can be resumed
[for at least a week yet.
Trains are operating on this
end of the line as far up as
Guion. Trains are operating on
the north end of the line, ;uid
jean now run for some distance
this side of Cotter, but there js
yet about IS miles of track to
repair and six or seven bridges
to rebuild before through ser
vice can be resumed.
The company has a large
force of men at work repairing
the damage as rapidly as pos
sible. It is said that it will cost
the railroad company at least
a quarter of i\ million dollars to
repair the damages on the
White River road.
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NEWPORT HAS MANY
FIRES SINCE FLOOD
j Newport, Feb. 15.—J. A.
Darkes home was partly burn
ed last night. The fire had gain
ed considerable headway be
fore the fire company arrived
and confined the flames to
three rear rooms. The furnish
ings and house were cosiderab
ly damaged, but the loss is cov
ered by insurance.
Several fires of the past ten
days are believed to be of in
cendiary origin. One nightsome
one entered the home of J. I).
Neal on Hazel street and, pour
ing kerosene on the floor of a
front room, sat the house on
fire, but a son, Ell wood Neal,
the only member of the family
at home, discovered the fire
and put it out before any dam
age was done.,
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JUNK WANTED
Will pay 4c per pound for
old rubber No. 1, 3c for No. 2
and top price for brass, zinc
and copper. J. E. HORN,
Newark, Arkansas.
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