$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, October 25, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 30
COMMISSIONERS OF
ACCOUNTS REPORT
Find all County Officers Ex
cept Few Constables Have
Complied With Law
The county commissioners of
accounts have completed the
work of checking up the book?
of the county officers, and
have filed the following re
port with the circuit court:
To the Honorable Dene II
Coleman, Judge of the Third
Judicial District of Arkan
sas:
Dear Sir—As commissioners
of accounts by your appoint
ment, J. E. Rosebrough and J.
A. Holmes met at the court
house October 1. 1917, and
took the constitutional oath.
On account of the failure to
appear of H. E. Hawthorne,
the other appointee your hon
or appointed J. T. Tharp to fill
such vacancy, who appeared
on October 2 and took the
constitutional oath as prescrib
ed by law. We proceeded to
the duties required of us and
now have the honor to report
to you the result of our find
ings.
Alter due comparison with
record of allowance and re
demption, we have listed and
filed with the circuit clerk as
required by law, all scrip and
warrants eminating from ev
ery department of the county
which have been by law duly
authorized, the same having
been duly canceled, and which
in the presence of each other
and the county judge have
been burned amounting to
5,262 pieces.
Sheriff—After a careful ex
amination of the records of
this officers reports we find the
same kept and filed as re
quired by law, showing all
debtis and credits of fines, for
feitures, jury and stenogra
pher tax and ferry and show
license have been accounted
for by him, showing a balance
in the sum of $223.70 as un
collected, the same being re
corded by him in his quarterly
report rendered June 30, 1917.
Treasurer.—We have care
fully examined this officer’s
books and checked his settle
ments with the county court
record. We find that his re
ports have been correctly made
and that he had in the safe
and with the county depository
sufficient funds to cover his
various balance as shown to be
due from him to the various
departments of the county,
road, school districts and oihe:
!spec:al funds; the depositor;
has accountd for the int vest
accuring on the various funds.
Collector—We have care
fully examined these officer’s
reports and find that they have
accounted for all funds charg
ed to them for which they hold
state and county treasurer’s re
ceipts.
County Clerk—Upon care
ful examination of this officers
books we find that he has
made an intelligent accounting
of all transactions which he is
required by law to perform.
Circuit Clerks—We find
these officers have reported
and accounted for all funds
due from them to the county.
Justices of the Peace—They
have all reported to the coun
ty court, as required.
Constables—We find that
constables from the following
townships have not accounted
for all fines charged to them,
as shown by the justice’s re
ports :
G- W. Reaves, cost, Black
River, amount $13.50; F. M.
Gilbreath, marshal of Newark,
Big Bottom, amount, $1; W.
E. Thurlo, deputy theriff,
amount $58.45; S. S. Gilbert,
constable, amount $1, both of
Cushman township; Fred
Duno, constable Hill township,
amount $3.50; H. B- Malone,
constable Liberty township,
amount $1(5; D. F. Jemigan,
constable Magness township.
$15; N. E. Scargall, constcbie
Relief township, $2; Jim Gar
ret. constable Salado township,
$5, and Wash Wilson, con
stable, White River townsihp.
$3.
We apprehend that tin
above conditions will exist as
long as collecting officers dis
regard the law in not settling
at each term of the count}
Sickness is bad; to lose your job
is worse; but poverty is the
worst calamity gf all.
The Man with Money
has his money safe
in the BankjSo when
adversity comes he is
prepared jbr it.^
“It neve^raina but it pours.” It seems that
everything happens to a man when he is BROKE.
“Troubles never come singly.”
Guard against poverty by putting some of
your spare money in the Bank. Of all the worries
and care the worst is poverty and debt. You can
prevent them by the money you can well afford to
put into the Bank now.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
BEGIN WORK SOON
ON STATE HIGHWAY
State Board Appropriates $67,
200 For the Little Rock
and Batesville Road
Hon. T. J. Raney of thi
place who is a member of thf
Board of Commissioners of the
North Arkansas Highway Im
provement District from this
county states that actual work
on the Batesville-Little Rock
highway will probably- begin
early in 1918
A meeting of board was hel l
in the otfice of the State High
way Commission in Little
Rock Tuesday, at which time
the State Highway Commis
sion appropriated $67,200 for
use on this road.
Mr. Raney states that coun
ty judges of the various coun
ties through which the road
is surveyed made an agree
ment to withdraw 85 convicts
from the state penitentiary who
are subject to road duty and
donate their labor to the com
missioners in the construction
of the road. The work that
will be donated to the road by
the state convicts, plus the ap
propriation of $67,200 by the
highway commission, wil
amount to something like
$114,000. This will be added
to the $114,000 that will be
levied by taxes on the real es
tate in the district through
which the road runs, making a
total of $228,000.
The state highway depart
n ent estimates that it will
take this amount to clear,
drain, build bridges, culverts,
and grade the road between
Batesville and Little Rock, and
do all the other work, with the
exception of building river
bridges.
Both federal and staje air!
is given, and the road must be
built in accordance with the
government rules, and be ap
proved by government inspec
tors.
Mr- Raney says the commis
sioners expect to let the con
tract not later than February
1. The road is finally to be
completed by being surfaced
with about 12 inches of gravel
mixed with a sufficient amount
of oil to make a hard surface.
The total cost of the highway,
when completed, it is estimat
ed will be close to $900,000
A land tax to run fifteen
years is to be assessed against
the property within three miles
of the road. Property within
one mile will be assessed 15
cents per acre, that within two
miles 10 cents per acre, anti
that within three miles, 5 cents
per acre, making an approxi
mate assesment on the land of
10 cents per acre.
court.
The custom of collecting of
ficers to withhold funds be
longing to the county for six
months is unwarranted by law,
we therefore recommend the
enforcement of the law re
quiring them to report and ac
count for all moneys at each
term of the county court.
We find that the report of
the “public audit" referred the
former commissioners report a?
not having been completed, is
set forth on pages 52, 53. 54
and 55, Book “A," County
Court Record.
After a very pleasant ses
sion and conferences with the
various officers of the countv,
to whom the thanks of the
commission are due we antici
pate seeing such favorable
conditions hereafter
Your obident servants,
J. T. Tharp.
J. A. Holmes,
J. E. Rosebrough,
Commissioners
FIRE AT NEWPORT
DAMAGES COTTON
Newport, Oct. 22.—The cot
ton compress located in the
northern section of this city
narrowly escaped being ignited
Saturday night, when a car
of cotton took fire about 8:30
o’clock. Between 30 and 40
bales of the staple were great
ly damaged. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The blaze
was discovered by a party of
officers who were in the vicin
ity searching for Sylvia Fowler,
a young girl who has been
[missing from her home since
last Thursday morning. An
alarm was turned in to the
fire department, but before the
! company arrived the flames
were placed under control The
[cotton had been shipped to the
Newport compress and placed
close to the building.
SWIFTON TO HAVE
$22,000 SCHOOL HOUSE
The contract was let Friday
for building a new school
house at Swifton. It will havt
all modern conveniecnies and
will cost $22,375. Jenkins &
Adams were awarded the con
tract for the construction of
(the building.
Work on the building wi'l
be begun in a few days.
LOCAL ITEMS
Protect your home with a
W. O. W. policy.
Let every chopper boost for
the big W. O. W. class.
No one can be disloyal to a
civic duty without being false
to his country.
Squire A. H. Saylors is at
tending Quorum Court at
Batesville this week.
Mrs. Lena Hery of Fitz
gerald spent a few days here
this week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Fausel.
Mrs- J. I. Sturdivant return
ed Sunday from Newport
where she spent a few days
attending the fair and visiting
friends.
Rev. H. F. Vermillion closed
his meeting at the Baptist
church last night and left this
morning for his home at Moun
tain Home.
Rev. A. T. Ritchie who has
been conducting a series of
meetings at the Christian
church here left a few days
ago for his home at Madison.
Tenn.
Mrs. W. W- Jernigan, Miss
Robbie Meachem and Zephy
Mims left this morning for
Georgetown for a few days
visit. They made the trip in
Mrs. Jernigan’s car.
The farmers are now selling
their cotton and corn at ex
ceptionally good prices and we
hope they remember to pav
The Journal promptly. The
amountyou owe on subscription
is not much for each of you
but all of it makes a consider
able sum. and we hope every
one will pay up and renew
for another year out of the
first cotton they sell. Every
thing that the paper man uses
has advance d and the only
way that The Journal can be
kept at a $1 a year is for ev
eryone to pay. Otherwise, un
less paper, labor .etc., becomes
cheaper we will be forced to
| advance the price after Jan
uary 1918. If you pay in ad
vance this fall you will not be
affected for twelve months
anyway if we are forced to put
up the price.
NEGRO LODGE BUYS
$50,000 LIBERTY BONDS
Little Rock. Oct. 23.—Just
before speaking in Little Rock
Monday afternoon, William G.
McAdoo secretary of the treas
ury, was presented with a
check for $50,000 to be usel
in purchasing bonds for the
Mosaic Templars of America,
a negro lodge. With the check
Mr. McAdoo was given assur
ance that Southern negroes are
standing solidly behind the
American government in pros
ecution of the war. Mr. Mc
Adoo showed extreme gratifi
cation when he received the
check. The lodge subscribed
to $30,000 worth of the first
Liberty Bonds.
—O
THE TOBACCO FUND
The Journal has received the
following contributions to the
tobacco fund being raised to
furnish tobacco to the soldiers
at the front:
Mattie O. Aydelott,
Oil Trough__$1.00
Robt. Adams, Elmo_ .25
Roy Craig- .25
Geo. W. Price_ .25
I). C. East, Paroquet_ .25
Dr. A. A. Evans_ .25
Jewette Arnold_ .25
Mrs. Betty Moore_ .25
Mrs. E. W. Magness_ .25
W. J. McNairy_ .25
W. H. Gatlin (Rosie)_ .25
Randolph McNairy_ .25
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MR. OLDFIELD WILL
SPEAK HERE TOMORROW
Congressman W. A. Oldfield
will deliver an address at the
High School Auditorium in
Newark tomorrow (Friday)
the 26th, at 7:30 p. m.
He will speak in behalf of
the Liberty Loan and will dis
cuss America’s part in the
great world war.
It is hoped that a large
crowd will go out to hear him
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It was Ren Franklin who
said “A fat kitchen means a
lean will.” But in these days
of high cost of living, a fat
kitchen does away with the
trouble of making a will.
WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
Juries Selected and a Number
of Cases Disposed of Up
to Last Night
The fall term of the Inde
pendence circuit court conven
ed at Batesville Monday with
Judge Dene H. Coleman pre
siding. The morning was
taken up in selecting the ju
rors and the court got down to
business about noon. The
juries are made up of the fol
lowing citizens:
Grand Jury.—W. J. Cald
well. Hill township, foreman.
N. M. Wilson, Big Bottom, J.
W. Richardson, Black River;
Asa Pelley, |Christian; D. E.
Dobson, Cushman; Sam Pear
ce, Fairview; Walter McGuire,
Greenbrier; W. D. Magriess,
Magness; J. H. Moore, White
River; Jim Griffin, Wycough;
John Rlevins, Washington; J.
A- Davidson, Oil Trough; Ross
Horn, Jefferson, L. W. Gilbert
Liberty; Jack Winkle, Union;
Bob Wheeler, Rosie.
Petit Jury.—Sam Phillips,
Barren, Ben Magness, Big Bot
tom; Oliver Rider, Black Riv
er; J. L. Brown, Cushman:
J. D. Martin, Craig, G. W- Jer
nigan, Dota; Allen Kr>ith,
Gainsboro; Rev. Will Thomp
son, Jefferson; Sam Brooks.
Magness; G. W. Burnett, Re
lief J. F. Martin, Ruddell, Geo.
Hooper, Salado; Bob Wilson,
jUnion; John Hughey Wash
ington; Ed Owen, White Riv
er; A. K- Gibson, Wycough.
Blake Evans , Ruddell Rev.
Jim Porter, Washington, Gas
ton Chastin, Oil Trough; Geo.
Bevens Magness; Isham Wor
then, Greenbrier; Edgar Wood
yard, Barren; George Luster,
Ruddell George Crosser, Big
Bottom.
W. E. Kinman of Newark is
baliff for the grand jury.
Following is the proceed
ings of the court:
B. F. Bush Rec., vs. Oldfield
and Cole, non suit by plain
tiff.
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